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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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Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen.Indias current non-playing Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj, who featured in 39 ties during his playing career with a 32-30 overall personal win-loss record, fashioned some remarkable wins for the country. Here he picks his favourite Davis Cup moments for ESPN:1. India beating Soviet Union 3-1 to make the Davis Cup final in 1974. But India chose to stay away from the final against South Africa as mark of protest against the apartheid regime, forfeiting the championshipThis would easily rank as not just my most memorable tennis moment but also as one of the greatest highlights of my life. With the tie 2-1 in our favour in Poona, I played the fourth match against their No. 2 player, Teimuraz Kakulia, whom I was trailing 1-2 at first and then came back to win in five sets to put India into the final of the Davis Cup for only the second time.2. Beating Japan 3-2 on grass at the NSCI club in New Delhi in 1975The tie was locked at 2-2 and we had never lost to Japan since 1930, so it was a huge match. I played their No. 1 player, Jun Kamiwazumi, beating him in three straight sets to win the tie 3-2 for India.3. Beating Japan 3-2 at the Den-En Colosseum in Tokyo in 1976In the second match of the first day, I beat their No. 1 player, Toshiro Sakai, on clay, which is not my favourite surface, after Vijay [Amritraj] lost the first match. I won 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 -- one of the finest matches I have ever played. That put us back in the tie at 1-1. Then Vijay and I beat them in the doubles 2-1 and eventually ended up winning the tie 3-2.4. Win over Australia in the Eastern main draw final in Calcutta in 1974. It still holds the record for the longest Davis Cup tie with 327 games being playedVijay and I beat John Alexander and Colin Dimley in one of the longest doubles Davis Cup matches in history. The first set was 17-15 and the fourth set was 16-18 - so, it was a marathon match and more a test of physical fitness than anything else.5. India beating New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie in Christchurrch in 2015 to march into the World Group playoffsThis was a tie that all the Indian fans and the media were expecting us to win.ddddddddddddAs the non-playing captain of the side, I knew it was going to be a tough one. We were in Christchurch coming to terms with the -10 degree temperature and the almost daily snowfall. Though we played indoors, it was colder than it was outside because the arena was not heated. The first day was really interesting because I was expecting us to win both the singles. It turned out that Somdev Devvarman, who was our No. 1 at that time, won the first two sets and managed to lose the next three to Michael Venus. So, we lost in five sets and were trailing 0-1. Yuki Bhambri then played the match of his life against their Jose Statham and beat him in three straight sets in the second singles. I wasnt too worried by the 1-1 score since I assumed that we would win the doubles the following day.Saketh [Myneni] and Rohan [Bopanna] though lost and at the end of Saturday, we were down 1-2 and I was in a highly depressed state since it was not a match we thought we would lose. I tried to cheer the boys up as much as I could and that night we went out and got some Indian food. The first two days I felt the breaks had gone completely against us in every way, just a couple of points here and there. I knew we needed some divine inspiration at this point so I made a trip to church on Sunday morning in freezing cold weather. I was just saying to God, Let the breaks fall where they may, but let it not all go against us.And as it turned out, Somdev played a great match and then Yuki played another perfect match. At the end of the first day when the New Zealand press asked me how I viewed our chances, I said, Well, I thought we would be 2-0 on the first day but Id be happy to take 2-0 on the last day. Funnily enough, thats what ended up happening. ' ' '