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Alarming defeat by Maryland |
CLEMSON — The first sign Clemson was in for a rude awakening Saturday came before dawn, when players were shuffled outside at the team hotel because a fire alarm went off.Another alarm was triggered in a 20-17 defeat to Maryland.A season pegged as a breakthrough for coach Tommy Bowden now faces the threat of going up in flames.The Tigers expected to have a clearer sense of their identity after facing their first formidable opponent in a month.Instead they got a reality check — one that left them trudging off their home field with a numbness befitting their collapse.
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