At the stadium

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Sammy Watkins showed Clemson may not miss star receiver DeAndre Hopkins quite so much next season, catching two long touchdown passes in the Tigers' spring game Saturday.

Watkins was a freshman All-American in 2011 and helped Clemson to its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 20 years. But a two-game suspension, injuries and Hopkins' emergence last fall kept Watkins a second option much of the season. Watkins made his impact felt in the scrimmage with scoring catches of 41 and 50 yards from Cole Stoudt. Watkins had seven catches for 156 yards, better than he did in all but one of the nine games he played last year.

Watkins big day didn't help his White team, which lost to the Orange 34-26 at Death Valley. Still, it was a relief for the thousands of Tigers fans who wondered what happened to their explosive receiver last season as he had 25 fewer catches, 511 fewer receiving yards and nine fewer touchdowns than his debut college season.