- McDaniel was very pleased to hear that Kyle Parker decided to come back to play football.

- While he believes that Taj Boyd is ready, Parker is the leader of their team

- McDaniel says it's going to be different without Bobby Bowden on the sidelines, and that he was a great man

- Hairston knows that CJ Spiller was a great athlete, and this year is going to be more of a conventional running attack with Andre Ellington and Jamie Harper

- A lot has returned from the 2009 team, and this year McDaniel wants to get back to the ACC Championship

- McDaniel says that last year's Ponder injury was just a football play, and that they won't hold grudges against each other for it.

- Chris Hairston believes that toughness won't be an issue for their offensive line, but that in years past, toughness has been an issue for the Tigers

- McDaniel said they have to treat everyone like a "top-10 opponent," and that no team will be easy on their schedule.

- Florida State and Clemson has become a big rivalry, and every year is going to be a great game--that's what rivalry is all about

- Everyone around Clemson seems to be very happy that Kyle Parker is back, after turning down millions of dollars to play baseball for the Rockies.

- McDaniel knows that winning is going to take a complete team effort and that Clemson is going to give it their all to be the #1 defense in the nation

- "The Sky is the Limit" for Clemson this year, according to McDaniel

Duke is up next, followed by Florida State's Everett Dawkins and Christian Ponder.