– WVU’s Brodrick Jenkins taught Clemson’s Sammy Watkins a thing or two. I’m not sure modesty was on the syllabus.

“I wanted to be like him when I got there and the coaches always talked about him,” Watkins said. “Then I followed him in high school and got better than him – I would say I got way better than him at my position.”

– The Barclays are sad to see this come to an end.

“We’ve always had a ritual where we go down in the stadium an hour before the game and we watch him warm up and all that and there’s not been one time I didn’t go down there and say, ‘Thank God.’

“I can’t believe we’ve been able to do this and that he’s been able to do this for as long. It’s been a blessing. But at the same time, this is kind of sad.”

– Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris is a well-heeled late-bloomer.

Last month, with Ohio State’s Urban Meyer seeking an offensive coordinator and home state Houston seeking a head coach, Clemson gave Morris a reported six-year, $7.8 million deal as offensive coordinator – making him the highest paid assistant coach in college football.

– Safeties coach Steve Dunlap has had an interesting week.

“You’ll see it when we walk out (for the game’s first defensive series),” Dunlap said, grinning. “I really don’t know. One day I like one better and the other day, the other. They’re both inexperienced players and both young, one a true freshmen (Petteway), one a redshirt freshman.

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

– Um, here comes J.D. Woods? True story, and one the coaches really like.

“All you have is what you put on tape,” Roberts said. “As an outside receiver, at some point have you have to win in the vertical passing game. You’ve got to be able to get on top of corners and safeties and he did that in that (USF) game.

“He came up with some clutch plays when we needed them. I’m excited he’s taken the role of a leader and, like I said, as long as you make plays in practice, we’re going to give you opportunities to make plays in the game.”