Whitehurst, three others miss practice because of injury
Starting quarterback Charlie Whitehurst was one of four Clemson starters who was prevented from practicing Monday because of injury.
Whitehurst, who has a foot injury, is listed as questionable for Saturday?s game against Virginia and will be replaced by redshirt freshman Chansi Stuckey if he can?t play.
Linebacker Eric Sampson (sprained ankle) and wide receiver Airese Currie (sprained ankle) also are questionable.
Defensive end Khaleed Vaughn is doubtful after having arthroscopic knee surgery Sunday.
?It?s going to be tight with all of them,? said Clemson coach Tommy Bowden. ?We?ll just go with whoever we?ve got. Chansi. Gaines Adams stepping in (for Vaughn). Curtis Baham (for Currie), and Lionel Richardson (for Sampson).?
Senior Tony Elliott also will play more at wide receiver if Currie can?t play. Elliott has nine catches for 88 yards and one touchdown over the past two games, including an incredible, leaping reception over the middle Saturday against Maryland.
But Elliott doesn?t stretch the defense as well as Currie, a sprinter who won the 100 meters in the NCAA East Regional outdoor track championships.
?He?s the biggest jet,? Bowden said of Currie. ?He?s the Concorde, the supersonic guy. That would hurt you a little bit (if Currie can?t play).?
? Officiating concerns. Bowden sent ACC officiating coordinator Tommy Hunt videotape of some calls Bowden questioned in Saturday?s 21-7 loss to Maryland.
Bowden wouldn?t comment on which calls he questioned, but one of them likely is Maryland?s 69-yard touchdown reception by Derrick Fenner, who had been out of bounds before the catch.
Officials ruled that Fenner was eligible to come back in bounds because Clemson cornerback Tye Hill forced Fenner out of bounds. But Bowden questioned whether there was a collision on the play that forced Fenner out of bounds on the Clemson sideline.
?We lost three cups of Gatorade,? Bowden said. ?I didn?t realize he was going to stop over there, take a drink and then keep going.?
? Tiger tracks. Hill said he let Fenner run past him on the touchdown because he thought Fenner was ineligible. ?Once he was out of bounds, I thought he was dead, and I was looking back for work,? Hill said. ... Freshman Jad Dean and walk-on Stephen Furr began working on long field goals Monday. Bowden has indicated he might use one of them instead of Aaron Hunt on kicks of 43 yards or longer.
