Wide receiver Joe Craig was dismissed from the Clemson football team Wednesday, three days after he was arrested on a Criminal Domestic Violence charge.

Dabo Swinney swears by an unorthodox recruiting tactic: When a prospect wants to commit, he tries to talk them out of it. If the recruit can convince Swinney they’re serious, only then does he accept it.

Wide receiver Joe Craig has been “permanently dismissed” from the Clemson football team for violating team rules, the school announced Wednesday.

A year removed from arguably the most exciting National Signing Day in its history, today might seem downright humdrum for the Clemson football program.

At this point in the high school basketball season every game gets that playoff-type atmosphere with region and playoff ramifications. And at the tipoff of the Walhalla-Seneca girls’ game Tuesday, the two were in a three-way tie with Belton-Honea Path for second place.

Opposing coaches always look for a way to slow down Mike Scott when playing No. 16 Virginia, and then for a way to minimize 3-point shooters Joe Harris and Sammy Zeglinski.

The Seneca High School boys’ basketball team was powered by four of its five starters scoring in double figures on the way to topping the struggling Walhalla Razorbacks by a final score of 68-58 on Tuesday.

Previously unblemished in region play, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team ran into a roadblock Tuesday night on the road against Belton-Honea Path.

After watching his Clemson team hit just one of its first 15 shots Saturday against Wake Forest, Brad Brownell wasn’t so worried about his offense. It was the other end of the court that had him fuming.

Brent Venables is set to become Clemson’s defensive coordinator. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney confirmed the hire late Wednesday night with a text message that read, “BV to Clemson.”

Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum was at fever pitch ahead of tipoff, but the play of Duke’s Andre Dawkins, along with a poor shooting night for the Tigers, was too much to overcome as Clemson fell 73-66.

The position of Clemson defensive coordinator is Brent Venables’ for the taking.

The Oklahoma associate head coach and defensive coordinator has been offered the job by Dabo Swinney, multiple sources told The Journal on Sunday.

Clemson point guard Andre Young has had a pretty exciting week. The diminutive senior had his high school jersey retired earlier this week, and parlayed that with leading the Tigers to a 79-59 victory over the visiting Florida State Seminoles on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum.

The Seneca High School varsity basketball teams will play host to rival Daniel in region play Tuesday.

Most would consider Hawaii quite a nice place to spend the holidays, but Clemson’s play while there made for something less than a merry Christmas.

West Virginia’s secondary has had its challenges this season. Nothing will compare to what the Mountaineers are up against when they face Clemson in the Orange Bowl.