many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was suffering from a hamstring injury. however, alexander walked onto the field, even the second play of the game. with 7:55 left in the first quarter, heisman trophy winner derrick henry ran 50 yards for a touchdown, putting the crimson tide up 7-0. deshaun watson threw 31 yards to clemson walk-on hunter renfrow who made a memorable catch for a touchdown, alabama 7-7 with 5 quarter. alabama kicker adam griffith missed a field goal. the tigers missed field goal with sc native and renfrow. clemson of the first quarter. intercepted by alabama eddie henry scored his the night with 9:35 left in the second quarter.clemson and alabama 9:30 left in the second shared how her family game via instagram. sidelines with a left hamstring injury in the commentator and said he believed the stadium was full of clemson's ben the field with an unknown injury. greg huegel's kick was expired in the first half.clemson and alabama are tied 14-14 3 and cody coming up--we'll have more coverage live from tonight's showdown. 3 a

many questioned if corner back mackensie alexander would even play, as some said he was suffering from a hamstring injury. however, alexander walked onto the field, even shutting down calvin ridley on with 7:55 left in the first quarter, heisman trophy winner derrick henry ran 50 yards for a touchdown, putting the crimson tide up 7-0. deshaun watson threw 31 yards to clemson walk-on hunter renfrow who made a memorable catch for a touchdown, tying the tigers with alabama 7-7 with 5 minutes left in the first quarter. alabama kicker adam griffith missed a field goal. the tigers capitalized on the missed field goal with another touchdown by sc native and renfrow. clemson of the first quarter. intercepted by jackson. jackson. 3 3 3 3 "this is the most awesome thing we could hope for: cheering on our tigers with thousands of tiger fans all the way across the country. it's fantastic. go tigers, we're going to beat alabama, number one tomorrow morning." morning." 3 "it has been absolutely amazing. it's been a beautiful day, all we see is orange everywhere with only a tiny bit of red. it has be

coming up, a report on mackensie alexander's status and shaq lawson's status. live england ill, brad fralick, michael: a watch party going on it clemson on campus. gabrielle: ever since the tigers won the orange bowl clemson police say they've been , planning how to keep everyone safe tonight for the championship. city police are working with university police. the city police chief says many more people live in the city of clemson now, compared to when clemson played in the 1981 championship game. and for that game, classes hadn't started up yet. >> naturally, this is the largest gathering of any sporting event in clemson. so we went back in history, and looked at different things that have happened, and compared big games and things like that, and sort of try to anticipate anything beyond that, that could happen, and plan for that. gabrielle: police will be out in

all after star corner mackensie alexander left the game... a kick return would be the final blow... clemson's perfect season comes to an end in the 15th game... a 45-40 loss... it's deshaun watson's first loss when playing the whole game... but he's already looking towards next year... 3 3 3 3 3 3 "we'll be back, next year's in tampa of course jordan's coming back, tay's coming back, mike williams, hopefully wayne decides to come back so we'll basically have our whole 30-40 freshmen. so we've got a lot of young talent. so this'll motivate us and we'll learn from it." it." 3 3 3 "you can't let one game define you. and right now all of our hearts are broken. we really wanted to win this game and be 15-0. last year's national champion was 14-1, this year's national champion is 14-1. but we can stand toe to toe with any program on the country. we don't take a back seat to

all after star corner mackensie alexander left the game... a kick return would be the final blow... clemson's perfect season comes to an end in the 15th game... a 45-40 loss... it's deshaun watson's first loss when playing the whole game... but he's already looking towards next year... 3 3 3 "we'll be back, next year's in tampa of course jordan's ming back, tay's coming back, mike williams, hopefully we'll basically have our whole offense back. so we played 30-40 freshmen. so we've got a lot of young talent. so this'll motivate us and we'll learn from it." it." 3 "you can't let one game define you. and right now all of our hearts are broken. we really wanted to win this game and be 15-0. last year's national champion was 14-1, this year's national champion is 14-1. but we can stand toe to toe with any program on the country. we don't take a back seat to

mackensie alexander and jayron kearse not making a decision yet.. both fully expected to turn pro.. the unknowns are running back wayne gallman, riversides kevin dodd, and cordrea tankersley.. but the tigers will get their mackey award finalist back... back... 3 "i'm gonna come back for my senior year. i'm pretty excited about it. we've got a lot of weapons coming back as well, and i'm not going to leave the number one jordan leggett says the steps the tigers took in 2015 should leap them into an elite status among college football programs..."if they don't respect us now, they will. this program's come a long and it's coming along fast so, i mean the analysts don't like us as much but hopefully they see our heart after this whole game and how we responded. everything that happened to us and all the adversity. hopefully they'll start to respect us a little bit more." seniors though.. guys like dorman's chrarone peake come up a step short.. they'll lose four of five offensive linemen too.. guys like eric mac lain... but the guy who calls himself mr clemson says they can use the loss

arguably the best corner in the country in mackensie alexander all of a sudden face an offense coming into their own during the postseason.. but alexander says, they've been doubted all year.. and they could care less who lines up across from them.. since it's about the tigers playing to their standard.. 3 3 3 "of course we've got a big chip on our shoulder. everybody expects alabama to win and walk all over us so, we're going to do what weweo. i mean we're hardcore. i think we're hardcore man, we fight for everything, we earn everything, if we're going toto scratch and crawl for it, we'll scratch and crawl for it. and everybody ain't going to do that, you know what i mean? it's incredible. it's rare that you have so many guys that have the same goals. everybody wants to be great, every body wants to be good and everybody wants to compete on this team, and that's what's taken us so far." far." 3 3 3 university of phoenix stadium absolutely turning out, and turning up... a sea of orange and white here in glendale... win or lose clemson's certainly got a fanbase that's here to support t

mackensie alexander says he has no reason to build up the opposing team. we ran into something on media day that you want to see. it has to do with football. we will leave it at that. live in scottsdale, brad fralick, wyff news 4. patrick: turning now to commitment 2016, six gop candidates made a stop in the palmetto state with the key primaries only weeks away. they were here to talk about poverty, but the event wasn't without protests against one of the candidates. wyff news 4's corey davis has the story tonight in columbia. corey: it was standing room only here at the convention center in columbia. there was supposed to be seven gop presidential candidates here, but carly fiorina wasn't able to make her flight, so she did not attend today's event. but overall candidates spoke to a room of hundreds of people about how they plan to fight poverty. [applause] >> it's great to give people a chance to get a job, but if they don't have the skills to get a job, then that's the first step. programs i think need to be revamped and certainly our education systems

redshirt sophomor cornerback mackensie alexander will do the same. those three join junior shaq lawson... as starting defensive players leaving clemson early. all great players... who were instrumental in the tigers success this season. offensively, running back wayne gallman elected to return for the 2016 season. this past year... gallman set the program single season rushing record. over in the queen city... the panthers continue to prepare for sunday's nfc divisional playoff with the seahawks at home. it's a rematch from earlier in the season. they know a lot has change for both teams since that week six meeting. this is also a rematch from the nfc divisional round last year, but cam newton told us it's not at all a revenge game. when asked the main difference between the team this time last year versus right now.... it's more about how they are off the field... than on it. newton: "everybody has been pitching in and saying let's sell out for each other. that's the environment coach rivera has always wanted. always have for his teams and you see i

cornerback mackensie alexander entering the nfl draft. also defensive end kevin dodd declared declared for the nfl and defensive lineman shaq lawson leaving. and safety t.j. green and safety jayron kearse are leaving for the nfl. offensively the big tight end announced he is returning and today the running back says he is returning to school. he is a red shirt sophmore. that will give watson major weapons in 2016 to go with that talented receiving core. and speaking of watson, the acc player of the year named the winner of the archie griffin award. unlike the heisman trophy this takes bowl games into account. that locked him in for the award. dabo sweeney named the coach of the year. of the award and could reach . >>> the only place to watch powerball as it happens tonight and you can >>> woman received a free car today. jessica live in a homeless shelter and applied for a car through the program so that she could drive herself to work. they are always looking looking for more cars for the program. there are 30 people who are on the waiti

cornerback mackensie alexander announcing today he is foregoing his final two years to enter the nfl draft. he is a red shirt sophomore and defensive end kevin dodd declared for the draft two. and defensive lineman shaq lawson is leaving. safety t.j. green and safety jayron kearse who are saying bye-bye. and usc men's basketball team taking on bama, tip-off is at 9:00 p.m. hopefully we will have highlights when you join us we will see you then. >>> who wants to be a billionaire? >> i need 685 quick picks. >> are you serious? >> even hillary has lot to fever. >> did you buy a powerball ticket? >> i did. >> and the mega let-down at this restaurant. >> powerball 17! >> they got every number right, so why didn't they win? >> just like that, it was gone. >>> then, outrage over this video. american sailors forced on their knees. >> it was a mistake. that was our fault, and we apologize. >> and the young female sailor ordered to wear a head scarf. >>> and magazine cover controversy. has kris jenner gone from this to this in just four months? >>> and the people versus o.j. simpson. >> why th

the tigege secondary, led by the country in mackensie alexander all of a sudden face an offense coming into their own during the postseason.. but alexander says, they've been doubted all year.. and they could care less who lines up across from them.. since it's about the tigers playing to their standard.. 3 3 3 3 3 "of course we've got a big chip on our shoulder. everybody expects alabama to win and walk all over us so, we're going to do what we do. i mean we're hardcore. i think we're hardcore man, we fight for everything, we earn everything, if we're going to scratch and crawl for it, we'll scratch and crawl for it. and everybody ain't going to do that, you know what i mean? it's incredible. it's rare that you have so many guys that have the same goals. everybody wants to be great, every body wants to be good and everybodydyants to compete on this team, and that's what's taken us so far." far."alexander's essentially shut down every receiver he's faced this year.. including sterling sheppard from oklahoma in the orange bowl.. 3 a lot of people traveling from across the country have b

redshirt sophomore cornerback mackensie alexander intends to enter the draft as well. lawson... as starting defensive players leaving clemson early. all great players... who were instrumental in the tigers success this season. offensively, running back wayne gallman elected to return for the 2016 season. this past year... gallman set the program single season rushing record. talking hoops now... carolina looks to keep rolling as they face the roll tide tonight. 15th ranked usc visits alabama. game time set for nine. the 15-and-oh gamecocks enter the showdown playing great basketball. prior to this sec battle in tuscaloosa... head coach frank martin discussed what he thinks will help this team build off this fantastic start. martin: "continue to stay in the place of who we students just got back on campus let's not get wrapped up in you know when peer pressure comes calling. yours that says hey friday night man... i know you got a game saturday at home... you know great party... why don't you come over and party with me. you know they are going to say hey ok... don't you come ove

refresher...leaving for nfl returning for 2016 seasondb jayron kearse rb wayne gallmandb mackensie alexander dt carlos watkinsdb t.j. green te jordan leggettde kevin dodd db cordrea tankersley travis blanks3 3 to the pros... where the panthers survived a 2nd half scare in charlotte on sunday... a 31-0 lead at half quickly disappeared when seattle scored 24-unanswered after the break... but the panthers get the win.. and the super bowl hopes stay alive... alive...one of the biggest matchups'll be on the outside... with greenwood native josh norman looking to shut down another top-tier wide receiver in arizona's larry fitzgerald... fitzgerald, likely a future hall-of-famer.. went off against green bay to send the cards to the title game... and ron rivera knows they'll look to get him going again.. 3 "coach arians will have a plan to attack us in a way he thinks is best. and that plan, he'll put into play, he'll look for matchups, stuff like that. so these are all things have to look at and try to determine how he's going to attack us with larry." 3 a bunch of local ties on the cardinals... fir

community college, and talking to the tigers over the weekend, they know they aren't getting mackensie alexander was asked about covering alabama wide receiver calvin ridley at . >> the ball is easy. you understand who the is and how he does, it is like taking candy from a baby. >> would have to say anything about it. we have been playing big boy football. we have the stats that speak for themselves. >> they say oklahoma was the best team. that is the same thing we have to do with alabama. if they say alabama is the seven-point favorite, we have to go out there. >> i have never been handed anybody. interview. are you a soccer on the field? >> i say a little something something. i tell them i love them. brad: mckenzie alexander one of football. the alabama offense. it should be a fantastic game. comes in with an opportunity to finish up possibly the best season in college football history. they would be the first fbs team to finish the season 15-0. we will be here all day long r-arizona. we-- all day long from arizona. allyson: clemson's chick fil a became a trendsetter this season with their tig

defensive backs mackensie alexander and jayron kearse are the most likely to go pro... 3 but when the two coaches of the best teams in college football say there needs to be a change you gotta hope takes 3 and you don't prepare for a big game without a pep rally. rally.trt: 10**music**c-l-e-m-s-o-n c-l-e-m-s-o-n3 former tiger tajh boyd led a pep rally sunday in arizona. hundreds of fans came and out. the cheerleaders and the band were there to get the crowd going. 3 and be sure to stay tuned right here to fox carolina for continuing coverage as the tigers prepare for tonight game.don't forget to tune in tonight at 7:00 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 since the 1981 season. season.and coming up later in the newscast--we'll tell you how one venue is ready to throw a free party for clemson fans--plus-see what one upstate retailer has to offer- title. you can also get live reports from arizona in our 4, 10 and 11 oclock newscasts.you can also follow us on facebook and twitte

like mackensie alexander, jayron kearse and wayne gallman... we'll certainly keep our eye on it.. but even if a few come back.. the tigers will be one of the favorites to get to the title game again.. 3 now before the game even started -- a clemson alum received quite the honor in glendale.major matthew "diesel" mayer led the squadron of fighter jets flying over the stadium.this is video of their practice flight monday afternoon. afternoon.clemson alumnus...and mauldin high graduate...captain casey "deuce" manning also joined mayer in the fly over. 3 and as the clock clicked down on last night's game and the alabama lead grew.. clemson fans started trickling out of the stadium.this is video we shot as the game was ending. you can see by the large amount of orange that the university of phoenix stadium was packed with clemson fans. 3 after a tough loss in last nights national championship game-- tiger fans are trying to keep their heads high highand although they had a great season-- ashley minelli is live for us on campus. ashley how is everyone holding 3 surprisingly well- a lot

than a thousand yards this year and is expected to line up against clemson's all- acc corner "mackensie alexander".also - defensive end shaq lawson has been dealing with an injury but is expected to suit up and is expected to give alabama's the tide's key to stopping reggie ragland -- who leads the team in tackles.they also say if the game is close, either kicker will need to step up to win the game. 3 now to weather with nicole in 3 it will be chilly to start the work week as temperatures climb into the mid-40s across the state and upper 30s in western north carolina. skies will be clear throughout the day and evening with lows falling into the low to upper 20s once again overnight. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're we're watching 3 traffic center.chris is in the 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're injuriesrainbow lake rd @ bible church rdcollision welcome ave @ white horse rd rdyou're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.everyone is going "all in" for clemson ahead of tonight's national champ