CLEMSON 34, BOSTON COLLEGE 28 WAKE FOREST 38, SYRACUSE 14
CLEMSON, S.C. – Freshman DJ Uiagalelei threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Trevor Lawrence, home with COVID-19, and No. 1 Clemson (7-0, 6-0 ACC) rallied from 18points down in the first half to defeat Boston College (4-3, 3-3) on Saturday.
Travis Etienne became the ACC’S all-time rushing leader and his second TD put the Tigers (7-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead for good. A jarring week for Clemson ended with its 28th straight win over league competition, 10th straight over the Eagles and 27th in a row at home.
Clemson was missing several key players. Lawrence was out after testing positive for the virus and starting linebackers James Skalski and Mike Jones Jr. were missing because of injuries.
The Eagles (4-3, 3-3) took advantage, putting Clemson in a 28-10 hole in the second quarter with the virus-reduced crowd stunned to near silence.
That’s when Uiagalelei showed why he was a five-star prospect coveted by every college power and the heir apparent once Lawrence leaves for the NFL.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kenneth Walker III ran for three touchdowns, Gavin Holmes scored on a 32-yard interception and Wake Forest extended its winning streak to four, overpowering Syracuse.
Walker carried 16 times for 79 yards. He scored on runs of 1, 20 and 5 yards for the Demon Deacons (4-2, 3-2). The loss was the fourth straight for the Orange (1-6, 1-5).
Sam Hartman completed 19 of 33 for 250 yards and one touchdown, an 81yard pass play to Jaquarii Roberson, who caught seven passes for 130 yards. Christian Beal-smith ran for 87 yards.
Wake Forest, which led 17-7 at the half, blew the game open in the third quarter. Hartman connected with Roberson and just nine seconds later Holmes’s interception return made it 31-7. Walker’s 5-yard scoring run put the game on ice.
The pick six was the third of the season for the Demon Deacons, tied for the nation’s best, and the team’s 11th interception of the year, which leads college football.