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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Christian Wilkins secret is out -- the Clemson defensive end loves the Power Rangers.So much, in fact, he convinced a squad of linemen for the third-ranked Tigers (No. 2 CFP) to join him on Halloween decked out as the campy, crime fighters. They stopped at several homes, including head coach Dabo Swinney, defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks and defensive coordinator Brent Venables.They loved it, Wilkins said of the coachs reactions. They just knew we were having fun and having a good time.Wilkins, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound sophomore, is leading the good times on the field for Clemsons defense, too.He tops the team in tackles for loss on a defense that was expected to need time to find its footing this season after losing seven starters from a group that won the ACC championship and was national runner up to Alabama. Instead, the versatile Wilkins has filled the void created by the NFL departures of defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd.The Tigers (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) play Syracuse (4-4, 2-2) on Saturday.Wilkins showed promise as a freshman last year, getting 84 tackles and two sacks to make an impact on a defense filled with upper classmen. His biggest highlight from 2015, though, may have come on special teams when he caught a 31-yard pass on a fake punt in the Orange Bowl to help spark a 37-17 win over Oklahoma.There are not many people who can move like he can move as big as he is, Swinney said.Perhaps thats why Wilkins had continued moonlighting on offense, becoming the teams first defensive lineman to catch a TD pass with his 1-yard grab in his teams 30-24 win over Troy on Sept. 10.Wilkins, though, understands his role and knows its disrupting quarterbacks and offenses. He and the Tigers did that to perfection to preserve a 37-34 win at Florida State last Saturday night. Wilkins, who finished with 1.5 of Clemsons six sacks, combined with teammate Dexter Lawrence to sack Seminoles quarterback Deondre Francois on third down of Florida States final offensive series.Wilkins kept the pressure on until the Seminoles last snap, cluttering up the backfield and opening the way for linebacker Ben Boulwares game-clinching sack.Wilkins is a non-stop worker who keeps the team in good spirits with his up-beat attitude, Venables said. Thats an invaluable quality over a season in which Clemson is trying match its national rise from a year ago.From a preparation standpoint, we cant lose focus, Wilkins said. We have to prepare for every game like its Florida State, like its Louisville, like its the national championship.Clemson defense is 14th nationally in yards allowed and 11th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 17.6 points given up a game. Wilkins said he and his teammates knew it was their time to take over and wanted to live up to Clemsons strong defensive history.Syracuse coach Dino Babers believes the Tigers have, knowing his offense will have a challenge like few others this season in penetrating Clemsons defense.This team has no weaknesses, Babers said. Their d-line, draft choices. Their linebackers, draft choices. Their DBs can cover and they are over six-feet in length and they are fast, draft choices.Wilkins is proud to lineup alongside his teammates. He was even happier that several -- tackles Dexter Lawrence, Carlos Watkins and Jabril Robinson, and end Clelin Ferrell -- agreed to his Power Ranger idea.Wilkins, who watched the show when he was a child, brings his fanboy sensibilities to the field, too. The linemen call themselves the Power Rangers and Wilkins said his sack celebration is of the super heroes morphing into their ranger persona.When that helmet comes on its morphing time, Wilkins said. 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Tiger Woods was among four players just one stroke behind, a group that also included English favourite Lee Westwood, long-hitting American Dustin Johnson, and Swedens Henrik Stenson. Two-time major champion Angel Cabrera and first-round leader Zach Johnson were another stroke back, still in the game despite tough finishes. The course was the real winner on this day -- dry as a bone and firm as a snooker table, giving up only four scores in the 60s. Another warm, sunny day along the Forth of Firth had nearby beachgoers frolicking in the surf, like this was Southern California instead of Scotland, but it made things miserable out on a course that is more brown than green. There were balls scooting all over the place. They wound up behind grandstands, in knee-high grass, up against the face of pot bunkers. Dustin Johnson had to intentionally hit a sideways shot into the rough just to escape a bunker. Phil Mickelson four-putted a hole. Darren Clarke made a quadruple-bogey. And get this -- they were all still in contention for the claret jug. Leading the way was Jimenez, a cigar-smoking, wine-loving golfer nicknamed "The Mechanic" who is perhaps best known outside Europe for the unique way he gets ready for a round. Upon arriving at the range, hell put his knees together and gyrate his hips both clockwise and counterclockwise -- silly looking enough as it is, but especially for a guy with a hefty belly and even heftier ponytail. Then hell pull out a couple of clubs to help stretch his legs and loosen up his arms, though none of it looks very strenuous. "Im amused by his warm-up routine," Mickelson said. "I would hurry to the course to watch it." But this golfer is all business out on the course. Jimenez has bounced back from missing four months recovering from a broken right leg sustained in a skiing accident last winter. If he can keep it going through the weekend, he might take a run at Julius Boros, the oldest major champion in golf history when he won the PGA Championship at age 48. Heck, Tom Watson nearly won this tournament a few years ago at age 59. "Why not?" asked Jimenez, whose was at 3-under 139 through two days. "Theres two more rounds to go. You never know whats going to happen. Im just going to have fun on the golf course. When I finish here, Ill have a glass of red wine later on. Im just going to keep doing the same thing." Hes not exactly leading the conventional way, far down in the rankings for fairways hit and greens in regulation. But no one has done a better job scrambling for pars. Jimenez ranked first in the putting, seeming to always find a way to get the ball up close to the hole even during the frequent times he ran into trouble. "Im playing very solid," Jimeenez said.dddddddddddd "In these conditions, its not easy. With these pin positions, its very, very tough to get in close." Woods plodded along most of the day, lipping out a putt from 2 1/2 feet, missing another short putt and settling for a bunch of pars -- 12 in a row until his final stroke of the round. Then, he looked like the Tiger of old, rolling in a 15-footer for birdie on Muirfields tough closing hole. He raised his putter toward the blue sky with a flourish, fully aware he was positioned again to break the longest major drought of his career. "It will be a fun weekend," said Woods, who also shot 71. "I was kind of fighting it." Everyone was. Westwood was among that minuscule group putting up a score in the 60s, but even he was staggering a bit by the end. After a brilliant front nine -- he carded five birdies -- the 40-year-old bogeyed three of the last six holes to finish with a 68. The last English golfer to win the British Open was Nick Faldo in 1992. Westwood wants to end that streak with his first major title. "Why not enjoy it out there?" he said. "Its tough for everybody. So smile your way through." Woods is trying to break a drought of his own. Hes 0-for-16 at majors since the 2008 U.S. Open, and missed four others during that stretch recovering from injuries. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., the lone Canadian in the field, will be around on the weekend. DeLaet, playing in his first major, shot 1-over 72 Friday to sit at 6 over after two rounds. Whoever wins this one will have to earn it. While the conditions look perfect for scoring, nothing like the miserable weather that struck the Open the last time it was at Muirfield in 2002, there werent many chances for going low. The greens were just too slick, the pin placements just too tough. It was too much for old-timers such as Mark OMeara, the 1998 Open champion who started with a surprising 67 that left him one stroke behind Zach Johnson after Day 1. The 56-year-old lost his ball at No. 6, leading to a double-bogey, and stumbled to the finish with a 78. "Its pretty simple: If you dont hit it good in an Open championship with the rough the way it is out there, youre going to make some bogeys," OMeara said. "The short game is key. You have to putt well. I did none of those well." Tom Lehman soared to 77 after opening with a 68. Todd Hamilton followed up a 69 with an 81. The young werent spared, either. Jordan Spieth, the 19-year-old who last weekend became the PGA Tours youngest winner since 1931, made only two bogeys through his first 32 holes and was 3 under. Then came a double-bogey at the 15th, back-to-back bogeys at the next two holes, and a missed chance at No. 18 when a 4-footer for birdie slid by the cup. Just like that, the youngster found himself at 1-over 143. He bent over in frustration alongside the green. Rory McIlroy wont even be around for the weekend. He finished at 12-over 154 after two miserable rounds, missing the cut. So did Luke Donald and U.S. Open champion Justin Rose, two British favourites who never got anything going. Maybe they should try Jimenezs routine. ' ' '