RALEIGH Northwest Whitfield (Ga.) County High athlete Dean Haynes, who attended camp at N.C. State earlier this summer, has committed to the Wolfpack.

Haynes plays quarterback and cornerback for his high school team and is expected to play cornerback for N.C. State. He is about 6-foot and 180 pounds.

“He's just got a good knack for the football,” said Northwest Whitfield defensive backs coach Steve Summers. “He's got great feet, a really good understanding of the game and what people are trying to do.”

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CLEMSON: The Tigers will be on ESPN's “College GameDay.” The college football show will be broadcast from Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park on Aug.30, near where the Tigers will open the season against Alabama in the Georgia Dome. The game will be broadcast on ABC.

FLORIDA: Tight end Cornelius Ingram missed practice with a strained left knee and his status is uncertain. Coach Urban Meyer said he would not know the severity of the injury until he gets the results of an MRI today.

MIAMI: Defensive tackle Antonio Dixon was taken to a hospital by ambulance after apparently suffering effects from the strong heat and humidity during practice.

The team said Dixon was in good condition, and he was expected to stay at Doctor's Hospital overnight as a precaution.

VANDERBILT: Senior receiver George Smith, one of the team's three captains, will miss at least four weeks because of a stress fracture in his right foot.

Coach Bobby Johnson says Smith probably will miss the Aug.28 season opener at Miami, Ohio, and possibly the Sept.4 home opener against South Carolina.