3 and they're off!you can see the clemson tigers taking off from g-s-p this afternoon...as fans gave them a proud send off!they're arizona bound to take on alabama for the national title... 3 and you can see they made it safely to phoenix...the players, coaches, support staff and their families... anxious to play in 3 monday night's big showdown at the university of phoenix stadium.the tigers hoping to

1981!and joining us live in phoenix with more on what to expect...is fox carolina sports director....aaron cheslock. he kicks off our team coverage. 3 cody you can look at all the stats and matchups you want... but for both of these teams, the gameplan 'a relatively simple... stop the other's best player... 3 no question who it is for alabama... heisman trophy winner derrick henry with a historic year... the tailback breaking hershel walker's single season sec rushing record while carrying the crimson tide to a 13-1 record and a trip to the title game...recently however bama's passing game's picking up a little bit... which make putting 8 guys in the box, or towards the line of scrimmage to prevent the run, a little

venables knows priority number one is slowing down that guy wearing number 2 in crimson... the tigers have slowed down stud runners like dalvin cooke and samaje perine... but derrick henry's simply on another level... 3 while the tigers defense looks to slow down alabama's running game.. the clemson offense with a tall task themselves against the tide's front seven... 3 let's bring shannon back in... she's got more on the tigers squaring off with bama's stout rushing defense.. 3 ac, simply put, it's not easy... the tide don't give up much on the ground, regardless

face... 3 now clemson will use their high-tempo offense to try and spread the tide out, and make it harder for them to get substitutions in. but nothing's phased bama yet...holding opponents to about 70-yards per game on the ground.. the tigers on the other hand roll in hot with their rushing game... more than 300 yards on the ground powering them to a landslide win in the orange bowl.. now wayne gallman and watson will try to roll over the tide... 3 3 3 "you know anytime you can run the football, you have an opportunity to control the game. you know help your defense stay off the field, burn up some clock, stay ahead of the chains and be efficient on offense. so obviously for us it starts with the run. i know we're a spread team and we play fast, but at the end of the day, we want to be a good running football team and that's something that we've challenged our guys early in

confidence to run the footbal. 3 the tigers with two 1-thousand yard rushers in the backfield with watson and wayne gallman... alabama meanwhile has played 14 games... add up all the rushing yards combined, and they've still given up less than a thousand. 3 we take a closer look at the coaching matchup between dabo swinney and nick saban coming up on sports... 3 but first let's kick it back out to nicole for more on the craziness going on at fan fest.. 3 well here at fan central it's not just attracting fans... 3 the entire operations wouldn't be possible without all the staff and a lot of voluteers manning the different booths throughout the event. we spoke to one volunteer who's from phoeniz 3 3 well i think phoenix is a fantastic town. there's a lot

things going on. it doesn't matter if it's summer or winter. we can do stuff all the time. if it's hot, we can go where it's cold. if it's cold, then we have to bundle up. (laughs). for us, it's cold if it's fifty. 3 so a lot of residents glad to showcase their city... 3 3 back to you 3 you'll want to stay tuned to

you'll want to 3 you'll want to stay tuned to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers head to arizona. and dont forget - monday at 7tune in for our special report"undefeated: clemson's return to the championship."we'll be going in depth on the tigers first shot at the national title

3 back at home we're covering our counties 3 a pickens county sheriff's deputy is off the job tonight...after police say he fired a gun at an easley apartment building with children nearby. nearby."henry campbell" is charged with domestic violence and discharging a firearm in the city.the sheriff's office says campbell fired a single shot in a parking lot on d- street tuesday.and say he made statements about harming himself while a woman and four children were present.the sheriff's office says lieutenant cambell was on extended leave for personal reasons at the time. time.campbell has been with the department since 19-98.he was fired on wednesday and is out of on bond. 3 preying on people while they're praying...police in three spartanburg county towns say several churchgoers had their cars broken into while they were worshipping..and

suspects...jacob cooksey and jon randall barnett.. 3 they appeared before a spartanburg county judge facing multiple counts and thousands of dollars bail. fox carolina's andrew reeser has more on what happened. 3 3 3 it happened wednesday night at wellford baptist church and at duncan first baptist...as well as residences in lyman... police say these men, jon randall barnett and jacob cooksey...stole thousands of dollars of items from parishioners cars during wednesday night church...each faced a judge today...with at least ten car breakin charges for both of them...we caught up with one woman who was at wellford baptist with her two small grandsons...who says she's now praying for the men accused of taking her stuff. 3 3 3 'the thieves came to our car and took both their bookbags as well as their tablets and a pair of leather gloves that i had in the console." console.""they're still young, they still have an opportunity they have a future if they

right path."both men are still in jail...cooksey faces a 46 thousand dollar bond while barnett faces a 37 thousand dollar bail...andrew reeser...fox carolina news tonight. 3 police say the items stolen ranged from tablets, to gps devices...to sports equipment. victims we spoke with today say most of the stolen items were recovered. 3 sick of taking a trip to the grocery store?then you'll want to stick around for this-- 3 coming up--we'll tell you about the app that is shopping for you in greenville...and will deliver your items straight to your home.hear how-- next 3 plus--we're taking you back out to phoenix as the clemson tigers get prepped for monday's showdown with number two alabama...for a chance to win it all.live coverage...straight ahead. 3 coming up we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast...and what you can expect as you head out the door tomorrow morning.stay with us.

3 if you're sick of going to the grocery store or don't know what to buy...then don't worry- -there's a new app that will do it for you! you!the app is called "shipt"-- and with the touch of a button...you can create a grocery list...and a personalized shopper will go to a publix supermarket near you--buy all your groceries and deliver them right to you. customers are even able to choose a time for delivery... we headed over to the publix at mcbee station in downtown greenvile to find out more. 3 3 3 3 "we have a pretty diverse customer base..." base..." 3 "this is great really for anyone that needs groceries but especially those busy moms that have kids and are tough

store."now the service costs 99-dollars per year...or you can pay 14-dollar a month.that cost includes unlimited free delivery on orders over 35- dollars. 3 new at eleven 3 the greenville spartanburg international airport gives a salute to our military--with the help of ice on main! main!take a look--all day today military and their families were given a discount to take the ice for the "below zero with heroes" campaign-- alongside the organization honor flight.we caught up with one of the organizers this afternoon who tells us more about the organization. 3 3 3 it's just, it's a wonderful event and it's very moving. it's an honor for them for what they've done for us for our freedom. 3 now a portion of the proceeds from today's tickets will go

here in the upstate...to help honor those who have served or are serving our country. 3 chief 3 meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at your forecast-

patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. highs on saturday will reach to around 50 degrees area-wide, with rain starting after 4 p.m. rain could get heavy into saturday night, but should taper off during the late night hours. expect a half inch to an inch of rainfall by the end of it. sunday morning could bring a few rain/snow showers along the tn border as colder air starts to filter in.sunday will be breezy and with temperatures warming into the 50s for the upstate and 40s in the mountains under partly cloudy skies. the big chill settles in sunday night at temps fall back into the 20s. unseasonably cold air will persist next week as highs remain in the 40's area-wide and overnight lows keep dropping into the 20s. no rain, sleet or snow is expected, with the exception of perhaps a few snowflakes near tn mid-week. 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get

for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 and the tigers are in phoenix for the national championship... championship...and let's kick it straight out to sports director aaron cheslock for a look at what's coming up in sports...aaron? 3 we still have plenty more coming up in 3 plenty more 3 aaron?in sports...what's coming up for a look at aaron cheslock sports director straight out to and let's kick it championship... championship...for the national are in phoenix and the tigers 3 to download!weather to 23765 carolina your area.warnings for watches and alerts on well as get info on the go, as latest weather you can get the

download our and make sure to 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 and the tigers are in phoenix for the national championship... championship...and let's kick it straight out to sports director aaron cheslock for a look at what's coming up in sports...aaron? 3 we still have plenty more coming up in sports-- 3 coming up--two of the best coaches in the industry going head to head...hear from albama's head coach nick sabin...and of course clemson's dabo swinney... swinney...plus--gamecock nation going to work...head coach will muschamp announcing the newest members to his coaching staff...hear from

3 saban dueling with dabo... hey there, i'm ac... the coaching matchup in the title game pits two of the best coaches in college football against each other... but dabo swinney and nick saban, simply cut from different cloths... 3 3 3 3 3 there's a lot of closet clemson fans in alabama. they don't want to admiring but there's a bunch of them. i think we've become a team in that state where you know people pull for. kind of gives you another teamalabama born

football fans to the tigers... from the dancing, dancing,to the one-liners... one-liners...3 and despite an array of recent success, he hasn't changed in years... years... 3 he gets that reputation because he enjoys what he does and he's passionate about what he does and he's cares about the people that he's in charged of. he genuinely cares about their feelings about ther success, about their failures, about their growth and it's unfortunate that he gets criticized for doing the right things. and it's unfortunate in our society and in our culture that everyone would rather him be stone faced , ceo figure and just judge him on wins and losses but the arena that were in its really about how you impact young people and that's something people need to know is that he's impacting young people in the right way. way. 3 i really appreciate about our head coach is he has not changed who he is from the day that he came here as the wide

now and a lot of times as coaches and especially the people that go through their professions and move up, they just start to change because of the title and those type of things. on the other sideline, it's arguably the greatest coach in college football... the polar opposite of swinney, nick saban's not exactly the life of the party... heck, you're lucky if you catch him smiling.. but with four trips to the national title game in seven years.. no one's questioning his methods.. and doesn't think anyone should scrutinize swinney's either.. either.. 3 i like dabo, you know we go for boat rides together and go out and eat, and i think everybody's got to be who they are. and the way that you'd like for them to play. if you were any coach or anybody observing the way they play. so obviously their coaches

and i think that's all a 3 reflection of him.my message to our guys was just don't change from who we've been all year. coach has been consistent and the same person and i think his consistency and the way he's coached our team and the way he loves his life daily has really allowed us to be a consistent football team and program. 3 more clemson coverage throughout the the weekend leading up to monday's title game here from arizona... but there's some football to get to in the midlands as well. 3 gamecocks head coach will muschamp introducing his assistants in columbia earlier today.. sticking true to his word at his introductory press conference.. the carolina coach getting ace recruiters immediately... muschamp brings over lance thompson with him from auburn as his defensive line coach... his reputations on the recruiting trail though... as is travaris

recruiter by espn in 2014.. he takes over as defensive coordinator... add in former byrnes high coach bobby bentley, and s-c brings some serious fire-power on the recruiting trail. 3 3 3 3 "i didn't beg any of these guys to be here, they wanted to be here and build something and get in on this foundation level and continue to build this program." program.""they do a great job of relating with people, building relationships, that's a huge part of the recruiting process." 3 up to charlotte where the panthers continue their playoff preps... with a bye week to start the postseason, ron riveras bunch is focusing on fundamentals and solving issues within the team.. not many for cam newton though... the mvp front runner comes off his 8th offensive player of

3 3 "hard work pays off and what i am most proud about is the notority that a lot of players on this team that i know are working their tales off is getting." getting."the panthers will play the lowest seed to advance through the wild card round... 3 cody we'll keep tabs on that for you throughout the day tomorrow.. as well as continue our clemson coverage from arizona tomorrow night news. 3 and chief meteorologist kendra kents is in the weather center working on your weekend forecast...your last look-

3 3 we're back with the nightcap-- 3 and everyone's already looking ahead to super bowl 50...and who will be headlining this year's half time show. show.that's right...last month we found out cold play would be the featured band...and not too many people were e excited about it.but tonight we're also learning the queen b-- beyonce will also take center stage on february seventh

3 let's get a last look of the forecast with meteorologist kendra kent kentcloudy skies, areas of fog and patchy drizzle will continue into tonight. temperatures will only cool to around 40 in the upstate and 37 in the mountains. saturday will begin with clouds, fog and areas of drizzle, then heavier rain builds in toward saturday night. highs on saturday will reach to around

rain starting after 4 p.m. rain could get heavy into saturday night, but should taper off during the late

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