UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA Division I Council has approved a one-year waiver that will allow football teams to sign up to seven players to replace those that leave the program. The move is intended to address a growing number of transfers. Current NCAA rules state a team can sign no more than 25 players to a scholarship in any year. But more players are switching teams and a bonus year of eligibility was granted to athletes who competed during the pandemic last year. That has coaches worried they will not be able to replenish their rosters.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is struggling to score points, is no longer a contender for the national title and has fallen out of the Top 25. It marks an end to the Tigers’ domination of opponents, being part of the national picture and in the rankings for almost seven years. It may take some time before the Tigers find their way back in heading into a bye week. They’ll return to an ACC schedule where they’ve already lost once and struggled to put away teams they were heavily favored to beat. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn’t concerned about the polls, only about correcting the issues that have slowed his normally high-powered team. 

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