The first Landon Walker was an Associated Press all-state pick and All-Northwest selection by the Journal in 2006 and is now a starting offensive tackle at Clemson.

The thunder-and-lightning combination is back at Clemson. With C.J. Spiller departed after a year as the feature back, the backfield timeshare returns Saturday against North Texas with Jamie Harper and Andre Ellington sharing the ball in the season opener.

Dabo Swinney has heard too often how the Clemson offense this season can't possibly be as good without tailback C.J. Spiller and several other standouts.

The ESPN.com summer previewing tour continues again this week with Summer Shootaround , our exhaustive August look at key college hoops conferences.

A North Texas at Clemson at Clemson, S.C., 2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday Line: Clemson by 24.

Reviewing and previewing college football: WHO'S HOT Boise State. The third-ranked Broncos are looking to bust up the Bowl Championship Series with their highest-ranked team entering a season.

ESPN analyst Jon Gruden recently asked Sean Payton how he avoided overanalyzing his game plan for February's Super Bowl.

Clemson linebacker Brandon Maye will miss the team's first game of the season because he's having knee surgery.

Mark Ingram 's run for a second Heisman Trophy has been put on hold, and possibly even derailed, before the Alabama tailback had a chance to gain a single yard.

OPENING STATEMENT : Good to be back with all of you all. Been spending a lot of time with everybody the past five or six weeks.