Dave Coggin and Pete Thamel

Meet Dave Coggin, who calls himself "Clemson's secret weapon on the West Coast." Coggin's story is remarkable in itself, as he signed with Clemson in 1995 and planned to be a two-sport star for Tommy West and Jack Leggett before he was drafted in the first round by the Phillies and made the gut-wrenching decision to go the professional route.

Coggin always wanted to make up for leaving Clemson hanging, and then he met a sixth-grader named DJ Uiagalelei. Coggin shares more about his work with DJ in Upland, Calif., and his role in DJ taking an early liking to the team in orange and purple on the other side of the country.

Pete Thamel of Yahoo has distinguished himself not only for being on top of college football breaking news, but for using his relationships with coaches to get excellent insight into big-stage playoff matchups.

Thamel also shares more about the reporting that went into this week's article on Clemson's alleged sign stealing under Brent Venables.

"It's really the ultimate compliment that so many teams including Ohio State are so bothered by it," Thamel said, "because it's abundantly clear that Clemson is totally in their heads."