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RENTON, Wash. -- For the first time, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll suggested Wednesday that tight end Jimmy Graham could miss games at the start of the regular season.Graham is trying to return from a patellar tendon injury he suffered last November. He began training camp on the physically unable to perform list but returned to practice last week.Weve had no issues at all CLEMSON, S.C. -- Nothing has changed for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, no matter how highly ranked the No. 2 Tigers start the season or how many people have them headed back to the national championship game.Swinney said when he got the fulltime job in 2009 after Clemson went 7-6 his mandate was to win whenever the Tigers kicked it off -- and nothing has changed following a 14-1 campaign and a trip to the College Football Playoffs where Clemson lost to Alabama.My expectation is weve still got a long ways to go, Swinney said Tuesday. Were making progress, but until we win two or three national championships, were still little ol Clemson.The Tigers start the trek they hope leads them back to the title game on Saturday at Auburn, where Clemson has lost seven straight since its last win there in 1950.Swinney likes the foundation of players back for another title shot, especially on offense where Clemson is led by one of the best in college football in quarterback Deshaun Watson. The junior comes off a season where he became the first in the Football Bowl Subdivision to throw for more than 4,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000. Hes one of the preseason favorites to win the Heisman Trophy and has not let the attention deflect his preparations.I just do what Ive got to do, have fun playing football and just enjoy it with my teammates, Watson said. There is really no pressure on me or this team. We just do what we do.Watsons also surrounded by ultra-talented skill players like 1,000-yard receiver Mike Williams and single-season rushing record-setter Wayne Gallman, who ran for 1,527 yards last season for the Atlantic Coast Conference champions.Were still very proud of what we did last year, Tigers center Jay Guillermo said. But it was last year.Hunter Renfrow, the receiver who caught two TDs in the title game, said people have told him all offseason how theyve booked hotel rooms in Tampa, Florida, site of this years championship.Hold on a little bit, lets play the games, Renfrow said. We hope to be there and expecting to be there, but weve got to put in the work. It doesnt just happen.Clemson will break in some new faces on the defensive side when it faces Auburn. Defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd, who were 1-2 nationally in tackles for losses, both gave up their senior seasons for the NFL and their replacements, sophomores Richard Yeargin or Christian Wilkins on one side, freshman Clelin Ferrell on the other, while talented are very untested.The Tigers secondary features three new starters after standouts in cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safeties Jayron Kearse and T.J. Green all left early for the pros. Ryan Carter or Mark Fields will take over for Alexander while Van Smith and Jadar Johnson are the starting safeties against Auburn.The group will have to go up against an Auburn offense led by quarterback Sean White, who won a three-man battle for the position last week. Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said White is capable of success and expects to see him fired up to face Clemson.Hes kind of always played with that chip on his shoulder. Hes tough, Lashlee said.Swinney believes the experience from a year ago -- and the disappointing end -- have infused his players work habits this offseason. He did not see much loafing or inattention during spring or summer workouts, only a group that better understood what it takes to get another chance at the games biggest prize.We had some really good teams coming back. Weve had a lot of consistency over the last seven years, Swinney said. But I think this team has some experience to really draw upon that none of the other teams have had. They have a true understanding of what it takes, man, how youve got to get ready every week. Pittsburgh Pirates Pro Shop . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Pirates Jerseys 2019 . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. 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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- For a moment during the third quarter, the Oklahoma State Cowboys more resembled a rugby club than an American college football team.Mason Rudolph threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Jalen McCleskey caught six passes for 129 yards, Justice Hill ran for 162 yards and Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) extinguished Kansas homecoming excitement, winning 44-20.The rugby act came after Kansas Montell Cozart tossed a deep pass, intended for wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez, but the ball ricocheted up and Oklahoma State free safety Jordan Sterns brought it down. Sterns scrambled up the field for 21 yards and then lateraled the ball to defensive tackle Vincent Taylor.Weve become the lateral kings, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.And the play wasnt over.Taylor ran for 14 yards before lateraling to defensive end Jarrell Owens. Owens ran for another 29 yards before being brought down by Gonzalez at the Kansas 16.Gundy didnt know how many laterals were thrown during that play, but he knew more than one was enough.I was OK with one, Gundy said. ... Three times? I vote for one lateral and then tuck it away and get what you can get.Oklahoma State chipped in a 25-yard field goal a few plays after the chaos.With less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Kansas (1-6, 0-4) Cozart was pressed on third-and-7 deep in Jayhawk territory and threw an interception straight into the hands of Oklahoma State defensive tackle DeQuinton Osborne. Osborne, standing at 6-foot and weighing 310 pounds, ran down to Kansas sideline to the 1-yard line.Cozart said he, as a film junkie, hadnt seen where Oklahoma State has their nose guard drop back in coverage.They got us on that one. They got me, Cozart said of the Osborne interception. They had seven guys walk up. I knew one of those guys was going to be free. I had a high route to the righht and I knew.dddddddddddd They got us on that one.On the following play, Oklahoma State running back Rennie Childs punched in the ball to put the Cowboys up 31-20.Kansas started off hot, scoring first halfway through the first quarter by a Cozart-to-Gonzalez 68-yard pass. The Jayhawks held a lead until three minutes before halftime when Hill inched in a 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-13.Kansas came close to getting within one point, attempting a 59-yard field goal as time expired before halftime. With five seconds remaining in the half, Oklahoma States Motekiai Maile blocked the kick. Kansas couldnt recover, scoring only one more time before the game ended.Our coaches made some really good adjustments in the second half and the players did a nice job of taking it out on the field, Gundy said.Cozart threw for 250 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, Keaun Kinner rushed for 145 yards, and Gonzalez hauled in six passes for 106 yards in the Jayhawks 21st-straight loss to FBS opponents.THE TAKEAWAYKansas: The Kansas defense sacked Mason Rudolph five times, the most a Jayhawk squad has brought down a Cowboy quarterback in program history. Dorance Armstrong sacked Rudolph once, extending his sack streak to five-straight games.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys scored 17 points off Jayhawk turnovers.STATLINE:With 14 points on Saturday, Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan is the new career scoring leader at Oklahoma State. He tied former Cowboy kicker Dan Baileys record with his first extra point of the day and surpassed Bailey on the first field goal of the day. Grogan currently has 383 career points.UP NEXTKansas travels to Oklahoma to play the Sooners on Oct. 29.Oklahoma State hosts West Virginia on Oct. 29. ' ' 'in the work hes doing on the field, Carroll said. That will continue to increase throughout the next few weeks.Really were shooting for: Where is he at the start of the season? And well evaluate then on how much longer it may take, or he may be ready. We dont know that yet. But he feels good.Graham has been limited and is not yet participating in team drills.Theres some evaluation to be done going into next week, but I dont have any expectations for that right now. Well just wait and see, Carroll said.We dont have a timetable for this that he has to meet any schedule at all. Were just working him back, and hes gaining confidence, and its really important not to have any setbacks. So were being careful.With three really big weeks coming up here, well see how he goes. Well be continuing to progress him more with the action around him and stuff. Hes doing fine running routes and catching balls, and he looks good doing all that stuff.Graham has talked to other players who have rehabbed from the same injury, including Jon Stinchcomb and Victor Cruz, and they advised him that rushing back can lead to other issues.So for now, the plan remains to take it slow.Running back Thomas Rawls (ankle), meanwhile, continues to push forward and could play in the Seahawks third preseason game next week.Thomas got some really good reps in practice, Carroll said. Hell have a really solid week next week if all goes well. Well see about what that means in terms of playing. Were not going to rush that at all. But he looked good, and that was great to see.Rawls has been participating in a portion of team drills at practice and remains on track to start the opener in Week 1. 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Another sophomore who sat out last sseason after coming from Robert Morris where he averaged 15 points and was the Northeast Conferences freshman of the year in 2014-15.dddddddddddd F Elijah Thomas. A 6-foot-9 transfer from Texas A&M who will be eligible in December.The Skinny: Clemson has not made the NCAA Tournament since Brownells first season in 2011, despite having 10 ACC victories in 2014 and last season. The Tigers were 7-5 against non-ACC opponents and will look for a faster start this season.---Online:AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '