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A few notes from Clemson
Posted October 6, 2008
Had an interesting day today with Tommy Bowden's normal Tuesday press conference being pushed to Monday because of Thursday's game at Wake Forest.
Here are a couple notes I wasn't sure could get into the paper today.
Enjoy!
Offensive line coach Brad Scott confirmed that junior Cory Lambert will start at left guard against Wake Forest. Lambert has impressed coaches and teammates with his quick transition from tackle to guard. Scott said he’s never had to shift a starter from tackle to guard in one week in his coaching career, but feels it is the best way to get his top five linemen on the field.
Left guard David Smith is expected to miss at least two more weeks with a sprained ankle, and right guard Barry Humphries is progressing from a partially torn ACL but won’t play this week.
“It’s experience,” Scott said of Lambert. “There’s a guy who’s been in the system for four years, got a little more maturity about him. I think he understands the calls because he plays tackle. I get a bigger body, a better athlete.”
No two-QB system: Harper remains the unquestioned starter at quarterback, and both Spence and Tommy Bowden say that freshman Willy Korn is not scheduled to receive significant game action.
“I’m a pretty firm believer that if you start contemplating that, you open up a can of worms,” Spence said. “You open up a situation where you can divide a team, a program, a fanbase even further. It’s not a good situation to be in.”
Bowden said Korn isn’t executing as well as Harper in practice, either.
“I'd only think about that if I felt like execution at the quarterback position had something to do with us winning and losing,” Bowden said. “What you might get in the running skills, from an assignment standpoint, the other guy is ahead. I don't know if there would be an advantage.
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