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Clemson, Wake Forest meet in key ACC Atlantic battle

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:33 AM Wake Forest (6-3) at No. 20 Clemson (7-2) 12:00 pm EST

CLEMSON, South Carolina (Ticker) - Clemson coach Tommy Bowden can't afford to have his team looking ahead to next week's Atlantic Coast Conference game.

Bowden's 20th-ranked Tigers host Wake Forest on Saturday in a meeting of teams tied for second place in the ACC Atlantic Division.

Next week, Clemson (7-2, 4-2 ACC Atlantic) hosts No. 8 Boston College, which leads the division by a half-game.

But first, the Tigers must not look past the Demon Deacons (6-3, 4-2 Atlantic), even though Wake Forest is coming off a loss.

Last Saturday, defending conference champion Wake Forest came up just short at Virginia, 17-16, when Sam Swank pushed wide right a 47-yard field goal with two seconds left.

Riley Skinner completed 20-of-26 passes for 175 yards and a TD with an interception for the Demon Deacons, who had won their previous six games after starting the season 0-2.

Clemson has won three consecutive games, including a 47-10 road rout of Duke last weekend. Cullen Harper tossed two TDs and ran for another score for the Tigers, who scored 37 straight points over the middle two quarters after trailing 7-3 after one period.

Last year, Clemson beat Wake Forest on the road, 27-17. The teams also met in Winston-Salem in 2005, but the Demon Deacons won that matchup, 31-27.