Clemson football's non-ACC slate set

CLEMSON -- Clemson announced its non-conference football schedule for 2012 but is still waiting on the Atlantic Coast Conference to release the remainder of the schedule.

Clemson opens its season versus Auburn on Sept. 1 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta as part of the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic. It is the site of Clemson's forgettable 2008 season-opening loss to Alabama.

Clemson plays its first home game Sept. 8, hosting Ball State from the Mid American Conference.

Clemson hosts Furman on Sept. 15, and South Carolina on Nov. 24.

No ACC conference dates have been announced. The ACC's scheduling process has been held up by what the conference calls "a number of unusual circumstances."

The schedule was expected to be released earlier this month. Several analysts believe the process is being held up by Florida State, which is trying to replace West Virginia on its schedule. Georgia Tech completed its non-conference schedule last week by adding Middle Tennessee and BYU.

Clemson will play Georgia Tech, Maryland, N.C. State and Virginia Tech at home. Clemson travels to Florida State, Wake Forest, Duke and Boston College.

Clemson enters the season as defending ACC champs for the first time since 1992.