HOUSTON -- Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins walked into the locker room on Thursday morning wearing an orange-and-white Clemson cap over his trademark dreadlocks.
With Clemson taking on Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (4 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN) for a chance to play in the national championship, Hopkins proudly displayed the colors that mean so much to him.
"Born and raised in Clemson -- it's more than a school, man," Hopkins said. "That's where my whole family lives. I love that place."
When it comes to Clemson's game against Notre Dame, Hopkins is unabashedly biased in his analysis.