Clemson has spent much of October at home, but the Tigers will need to find answers on the road as they close out the month. Dabo Swinney’s team visits Florida State tonight with a chance to get back above .500 in ACC play and put last weekend’s late disappointment behind it.
The Tigers (4-3, 2-2 ACC) face the Seminoles (3-4, 1-3) at Doak Campbell Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network. Florida State enters as the favorite despite carrying a losing record into the latest meeting between the longtime conference rivals.
Clemson was less than two minutes away from beating Virginia Tech before the Hokies struck for the winning touchdown on fourth down. The resulting 20-16 loss left the Tigers searching for more offensive production
after another afternoon in which reaching the end zone proved difficult.
Freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds completed 20 of his 26 passes against Virginia Tech, but Clemson managed only 153 passing yards and 288 yards overall. Reynolds supplied the Tigers’ only touchdown with a 16-yard run, finishing with 63 rushing yards.
Generating more scoring opportunities will be critical against a Florida State team that showed its offensive potential in its last outing. The Seminoles took Miami to double overtime before falling 43-35 on Oct. 17 and have had a bye week to prepare for Clemson.
Tonight gives both programs an opportunity to recover from a close defeat. For the Tigers, it also presents a chance to keep another conference loss from further complicating their season.
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