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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemsons Greg Huegel rose from fill-in, grocery store kicker to leading the nation in field goals during the Tigers run to the College Football Playoffs. Now, hes working to become more versatile and stay among the games best.Last year, I was a lot more nervous going into the season, Huegel said. The biggest change is going from a lot of nerves to living up to the expectations.And there are plenty for Huegel, who led the Football Bowl Subdivison with 27 field goals. His 138 points topped all kickers and set Clemsons single-season scoring mark.Huegel knows hes got a big role to live up to in the Tigers potent attack.If I was able to perform in those situations last year, Im just hoping I can do it to the same extent this year, said Huegel, a third-year sophomore.There were few expectations for Clemsons kicking game early on after senior starter Ammon Lakip was suspended for three contests following a misdemeanor drug arrest in June 2015.Huegel, a walk-on who coach Dabo Swinney dubbed his grocery store kicker after watching him kick a can at a Bi-Lo, impressed Clemsons coaches with his accuracy and toughness in camp -- he was once a hard-hitting safety on the JV team at Blythewood High in Columbia -- and earned the starting job.Huegel made four of five field goal tries and all 13 extra points in those three games and maintained the job when Lakips suspension ended.Huegel is our starter. Hes earned that, Swinney said in the week leading up to Clemsons season-shaping victory over Notre Dame.Huegel took confidence from Swinneys move and played a huge part in a 24-22 win over the Irish, converting all three extra points and hitting a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that provided the winning margin.Huegel had a run of 16 straight made field goals that lasted until Clemsons 45-37 win over North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.Huegel continued his success in the playoffs with five of seven field goals in a 37-17 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and a 45-40 loss to Alabama in the national championship game.Huegels spent this summer working on his long game. He talked with former Clemson kicker (now with the Arizona Cardinals) Chandler Catanzaro, who got him hooked on yoga.I put my body in positions that Ive never been put in before, Huegel said. It was pretty uncomfortable.Huegel said hes gained mental and physical discipline from yoga, helping him strike the ball better and become more consistent on long kicks.While Huegel hit 27 of 32 field goals, four of those misses were from 44 yards or longer and never attempted a kick over 50 yards.These days, Huegel feels confident from beyond 50 yards and hopes to consistently put kickoffs into the end zone this season after having just 10 touchbacks last fall.Last summer, my focus was to be the most consistent kicker you can be, Huegel said. This year, my main focus was working on long field goals and Ive seen some additions to my yardage.Huegel was selected as the all-ACC kicker at the preseason football gathering last month and is on the watch list for the Lou Groza Award, given to the games top kicker. All things few saw coming a year ago.To be considered in other peoples eyes to be one of the best in the nation, thats really nice, Huegel said.Bradley Chubb Jersey . 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That didnt prevent the Pistons from seeing their three-game winning streak snapped, as they were defeated 98-92 by the Orlando Magic in Detroit on Sunday.Jackson also committed three turnovers, missed a couple of layups and got beaten off the dribble a few times. Hell be in the starting lineup once again when Detroit plays the Chicago Bulls at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday night. Jackson averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 assists last season against the Bulls as the Pistons won the season series, 3-1.Its going to take some time to get acclimated with my teammates again, but (the knee) felt good, Jackson said. I just wished we came out with a win. I felt like I was behind others in game shape and little aspects like that. I think in defensive coverage and rotations, I was a little rusty, and then just finding guys a little bit quicker. But offensively, I felt pretty good.Jackson will be matched up against Rajon Rondo, who did not play in the Bulls 112-110 home loss to Portland on Monday night. Rondo was suspended for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, reportedly for a verbal altercation with assistant coach Jim Boylan.Rondo, who served his seventh suspension since 2012, apologized for his actions and coach Fred Hoiberg said there are no hard feeelings.ddddddddddddRajon, as weve all said, has been great, Hoiberg told the Chicago Tribune. A great teammate. Ive enjoyed the relationship that weve developed, and ... its not going to change moving forward.Swingman Jimmy Butler said Rondo has been a positive influence since he was signed last offseason.These things happen; and, when things happen, you handle it the way youre supposed to handle it, Butler told the Tribune. I think we all love Rondo. I know I do. Hes been a great mentor to me; hes made me a much better basketball player.Butler, who scored 28 points against the Trail Blazers, averaged 27.5 points against Detroit last season. This is the first of four meetings between the Central Division rivals.The Bulls (11-9) need to tighten up their defense after a poor performance. They allowed Portland to shoot 48.4 percent, offsetting a 34-point outing by Dwyane Wade.Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy is concerned about his teams inconsistent defense, which he feels has led to a mediocre start. Detroit is sitting at .500 with an 11-11 record.If were going to be an every-other-night type team that brings a defensive effort every other night, then we are going to be up and down, Van Gundy said. We cant rely on going out and shooting 50 percent from 3-point range. We shot 37 percent (Sunday). That is certainly good enough. If we can keep doing that, we will be fine. But we didnt bring anything to the table defensively. ' ' '