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"I'm not one to hold back on something like this, but we have some guys who need to be pushed at...

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"I'm not one to hold back on something like this, but we have some guys who need to be pushed at the wide receiver position and some guys up front who have been here for quite some time we expect to be better than what they are right now. They know who they are. You have to stay on the edge a little bit. We're going to coach on the edge a little bit. We're going to hold them accountable on the edge a little bit. Don't step out there on that field and think this is your job. It ought to be an honor to play football at Clemson University. I mean goodness, we got many kids in high school who would love the opportunity to play here. Some of our veterans are just taking it for granted and that is unacceptable. I know this, when we kick off on September 3, we are going to have 11 for sure who are going to be ready to go." Asked about the garbage we saw last year with Dye and Ashe continuing to start despite zero production, and it happening again this year with the upperclassmen: "I don't believe in that. We've talked about that. Now, you would expect a senior to be better than a freshman. I've always felt that if you have a senior and a freshman and if they're dead equal, well, you've got the freshmen for four more years. We want to make sure our upperclassmen are better and held more accountable than our underclassmen. If they are, they'll get better. If they're not going to get better and we're going to take a lump, then let's take a lump with a kid who will be here for 3 more years. But ... I don't anticipate taking any lumps."

The Chad today after practice. I think, given the fact that Dabo has been more negative on a few players when asked, that Morris is rubbing off in a good way. Either the guys who start right now pick it up, or they won't be playing by Auburn.