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Southern Football Traditions

These seven things best embody the sublime psychosis that is college football in the South.

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Clemson’s Sacred Stone
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Clemson’s Sacred Stone  

Clemson Tigers refuse to run down The Hill above Memorial Stadium until they’ve rubbed Howard’s Rock, the mojo-giving stone placed there a half-century ago by legendary coach Frank Howard. “Give me 110%,” he told his team, “or keep your filthy hands off my rock!” Coach Hootie Ingram once stopped the tradition, but, after losing 9 of his next 15 home games, brought it back.


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