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11/12/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

DJ Uiagalelei threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Will Shipley hurdled Louisville's M.J. Griffin on the way for a 25-yard score as No. 12 Clemson won its 39th straight at home, 31-16 over the Cardinals on Saturday night. The Tigers (9-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had wrapped up the ACC Atlantic Division - and its spot in the league title game next month - a week ago before their demoralizing, 35-14 loss at No. 20 Notre Dame. But Uiagalelei and the Clemson defense got back on track to improve to 8-0 all-time over Louisville (6-4, 3-4). The Cardinals, who came in with a four-game win streak, played the second half without standout quarterback Malik Cunningham, who was hurt on the last play of the second quarter.

Uiagalelei completed 19 of 27 throws for 185 yards. Phil Mafah ran for 106 yards and Shipley 97 as the Tigers finished with 248 yards on the ground. Clemson needed a fast start and got it. Uiagalelei led a 12-play, 75-yard scoring march on the opening drive that he ended with a nifty 11-yard run as the Tigers built a 10-0 lead. Uiagalelei's 4-yard pass to freshman Antonio Williams with 32 seconds left before the half sent Clemson into the break up 17-7. Williams had a career best 10 catches for 83 yards. Louisville was held to 160 yards in the first half - and 61 came in the final half minute as the Cardinals moved to the Clemson 14 before the clock ran out. Cunningham looked like he had the speed and a path to the end zone on the half's final play, but he stumbled cutting across the field and fell. Trainers came out as the team headed to the locker room and Cunningham spent a few minutes on the field before joining them. Cunningham did not return due to a shoulder injury as Brock Domann took over at quarterback. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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11/08/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is prepared to do what it takes to improve his struggling offense - even if that means benching starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei for more than a series or two. Uiagalelei, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound junior, was removed from each of the past two games, the last a demoralizing 35-14 loss at No. 20 Notre Dame last week that ended the undefeated start of the 12th-ranked Tigers (8-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Uiagalelei will start this week at home against Louisville (6-3, 3-3), Swinney said, but if he can't find his form from earlier this season, he won't stay in. "He has to play better and get back on track. That's the reality of the situation," Swinney said Tuesday. "We've watched every play with him. If you don't play better, someone else gets a chance." The past two games that's been five-star freshman backup Cade Klubnik, with mixed results.

Uiagalelei left the Syracuse game on Oct. 22 in the third quarter after three turnovers and Clemson trailing 21-10. Klubnik sparked a fourth-quarter rally and a 27-21 victory that, combined with an upcoming bye week, was the perfect way for Uiagalelei and the Tigers' offense to refresh and regroup for the stretch run. Instead, Clemson played its worst game of the season in all phases - it had a punt blocked for a TD, Uiagalelei and Klubnik each threw interceptions leading to scores, and the Irish ran for 271 yards. Swinney said that's not all on Uiagalelei, who in 2020 threw for 439 yards at Notre Dame Stadium as a freshman in his second career start. Uiagalelei "doesn't punt protect and he's not asked to stop the run," Swinney said. - AP College Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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11/08/22 - Trey Benson, rJr/2024, Florida State + More +

OCT 31 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Trey Benson, Florida State, RB, Greenville, Miss.,...Posted a career-high 111 rushing yards and 18 carries in his first career start to help the Seminoles to a 41-16 win over Georgia Tech ... Second 100-yard rushing game of season ... Had rushes of 22 and 27 yards to give him seven 20-yard runs this season ... Part of a trio in which the Seminoles had a 375-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in the same game for the third time in history and the first time since 2000. - ACC Football

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RB Trey Benson, Florida State
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11/08/22 - DMitri Emmanuel, rSr/2024, Florida State + More +

OCT 31 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: D'Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State, RG, Charlotte, N.C.,...Played 80 snaps without allowing a quarterback pressure in FSU's 41-16 win over Georgia Tech ... Helped FSU rush for 264 yards and pass for 396 yards ... The 642 yards of total offense were FSU's most since 2016 ... FSU now leads the ACC in yards per rush (5.65), yards per completion (14.05), rushing offense (209.6) and fewest sacks allowed (10). - ACC Football

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OG DMitri Emmanuel, Florida State
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11/07/22 - Dillan Gibbons, rSr/2023, Florida State + More +

NOV 7 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Dillan Gibbons, Florida State, LG, St. Petersburg, Fla.,...Did not allow a quarterback pressure and blocked for an FSU offense that ran for 229 yards and passed for 225 in a 45-3 win at Miami ... The Hurricanes had allowed 113.5 rushing yards per game before Saturday, but Gibbons helped the Seminoles average 7.0 yards per play ... FSU leads the nation with 69 plays of 20-plus yards, including seven against the Hurricanes ... One of two FSU offensive linemen that has started every game this year. - ACC Football

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OG Dillan Gibbons, Florida State
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11/07/22 - Trey Benson, rJr/2024, Florida State + More +

NOV 7 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Trey Benson, Florida State, RB, Greenville, Miss.,...Named ACC Running back of the Week for the second consecutive week after rushing for a career-high 128 yards and two touchdowns in the Seminoles' 45-3 win at Miami ... Had runs of 42, 26 and 21 yards and ranks second in the ACC with 10 runs of 20 or more yards this year ... Added a career-long 25-yard catch ... FSU has run for over 200 yards in four consecutive games and leads the ACC with 211 rushing yards per game this season. - ACC Football

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RB Trey Benson, Florida State
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11/05/22 - Jordan Travis, rSr/2024, Florida State + More +

Jordan Travis threw three touchdown passes, Trey Benson ran for 128 yards and two scores as Florida State became bowl-eligible with a 45-3 rout over Miami on Saturday night. The Seminoles (6-3, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) outgained the Hurricanes (4-5, 2-3) 456-188 and were never threatened after a 31-3 lead at halftime. Travis completed 10 of 12 passes for 202 yards before being removed early in the fourth quarter. Florida State exceeded 200 yards rushing for the fourth straight game with 225. Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke re-aggravated an injury to his right throwing shoulder early in the second quarter. Van Dyke, who first sustained the injury against Duke on Oct. 22 and missed the next game, favored his shoulder without contact after an incomplete pass. He returned for the next drive but left for good after another errant pass missed its target.

It was the Hurricanes' fourth straight loss at home, their longest skid in a season since 1973. They also have not scored a touchdown in nine consecutive quarters. The Seminoles ended their first two drives on Travis' touchdown passes to Ontaria Wilson and DJ Lundy. Travis connected with Wilson for 56 yards 1:38 into the game, then found Lundy open in the end zone for a 2-yard score. Lundy, a linebacker, was utilized in the short-yardage situation. Benson's touchdown runs from 13 yards and 1 yard in the second quarter made it 28-3. The Hurricanes drove to the Florida State 2-yard line late in the third quarter but freshman quarterback Jacurri Brown failed to retrieve a poor snap from center that lost 23 yards with Jarred Verse recovering the ball for the Seminoles. Travis threw his third touchdown pass, an 8-yard completion to Camren McDonald on the first play of the fourth quarter. Andres Borregales capped the Hurricanes' opening drive of the game with a season-high 47-yard field goal. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Jordan Travis, Florida State
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10/29/22 - Jordan Travis, rSr/2024, Florida State + More +

Jordan Travis wasn't sharp at times but still completed 23 of 38 passes for a career-best 396 yards and three touchdowns as Florida State routed Georgia Tech 41-16 on Saturday. Travis connected with Johnny Wilson on a 78-yard TD, Lawrance Toafili on a 62-yard TD and Ja'Khi Douglas on a 24-yard TD as the Seminoles (5-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) halted a three-game losing streak. Trey Benson ran 18 times for 111 yards and Toafili had 13 carries for 70 yards as the Seminoles accumulated 246 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Freshman Zach Pyron completed 18 of 28 passes for 198 yards as well as a TD pass and TD run for Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-3). Pyron took most of the snaps as he filled in for Jeff Sims, who left last week's game against Virginia with an injury. Travis completed passes to 10 receivers. Wilson caught three passes for 111 yards and Toafili grabbed five passes for 84 yards. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Jordan Travis, Florida State
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10/15/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

DJ Uiagalelei threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns and No. 4 Clemson forced a momentum-turning takeaway to hold off Florida State 34-28 on Saturday night. Clemson (7-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored on six straight drives and surpassed the 30-point mark for a seventh straight game to open the season. Will Shipley had 20 carries for 121 yards and six catches for 48 yards to help the Tigers to their seventh straight victory over the Seminoles.

Lawrance Toafili ran for 68 yards and Florida State (4-3, 2-3) accumulated 196 on the ground. Toafili also had six receptions for 45 yards, but the Seminoles dropped their third straight game. While Florida State kept up with Clemson for the first 20 minutes, defensive end Myles Murphy's sack of Jordan Travis forced a fumble and the Tigers were set up with a short field. Three plays later, Uiagalelei's 5-yard TD run put Clemson up 24-14. Travis led Florida State on a pair of touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, the second a 94-yard march that culminated in a 25-yard TD pass to Kentron Poitier with 2:17 left and cut Clemson's lead to 34-28. But the Tigers recovered the onside kick and were able to put the game away. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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10/08/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

DJ Uiagalelei threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 69 yards Saturday night to help No. 5 Clemson break it open in the second half and beat Boston College 31-3. The Tigers (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions sandwiched around halftime to turn a 3-3 game into a runaway. Meanwhile, BC (2-4, 1-3) went three-and-out and punted four times in five series, with only halftime interrupting the streak. Beaux Collins caught four passes for 58 yards, including a 10-yard score. He also grabbed a 20-yard throw to set up Uiagalelei's 38-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Ngata to end a five-play, 73-yard drive that made it 17-3 early in the third quarter. Phil Jurkovec completed 19 of 40 passes for 188 yards, spending much of the game scrambling behind BC's makeshift offensive line. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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10/03/22 - Jammie Robinson, rJr/2023, Florida State + More +

OCT 3 ACC DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK: Jammie Robinson, Florida State, S, Cordele, Ga.,...Registered a season-high 13 tackles in Saturday's 31-21 loss to No. 22 Wake Forest ... The 13 tackles were the most for a Seminole this season and represented the 10th career double-digit tackle game of Robinson's career ... Added a quarterback hurry. - ACC Football

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FS Jammie Robinson, Florida State
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10/01/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

DJ Uiagalelei ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as No. 5 Clemson won its 11th consecutive game, its 37th straight at home and took control of the ACC Atlantic with a 30-20 victory over No. 10 North Carolina State on Saturday night. The Tigers (3-0 ACC) started 5-0 for the seventh time in eight years and completed a two-week stretch where they bested the two teams thought most likely to block their return atop the division - first with a 51-45 OT win at No. 22 Wake Forest last Saturday and now the Wolfpack (4-1, 0-1) at Death Valley. Uiagalelei ignited the Tigers right before and right after the half to build a lead that N.C. State, playing in its first-ever Top 10 matchup, couldn't overcome. Uiagalelei finished a 75-yard scoring drive by stretching the ball over the goal for a 1-yard score to move in front 13-10. Then, after Clemson's defense forced a three-and-out with a pair of sacks on 'Pack quarterback Devin Leary, Uiagalelei cashed in again with 7-yard touchdown throw to tight end Jake Briningstool.

Clemson's defense did the rest, holding the potent Wolfpack to just a field goal over the first 29 minutes of the second half in building a 17-point lead. The Tigers also picked off Leary and recovered a fumble when N.C. State went for it on 4th-and-13 down 10 with less than nine minutes left. Clemson, which hasn't lost at home since November 2016, matched Florida State's ACC mark of 37 straight at home set from 1992-2001. The Tigers' 11 in a row since last season in the longest current streak in the FBS. Clemson also holds tiebreakers in the division over the Demon Deacons and Wolfpack. Clemson and N.C. State came in with two of the highest-scoring offenses in the ACC and figured to trade trips to the end zone throughout. Instead, it was a struggled for each to find points in the first 30 minutes. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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09/26/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

SEPT 26 ACC QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson, QB, Inland Empire, Calif.,...Completed 26-of-41 passes for a season-high 371 passing yards with a career-high five passing touchdowns in Saturday's 51-45 double-overtime win at No. 21 Wake Forest ... Added 52 rushing yards on 14 carries ... Became the first Clemson quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a game since Trevor Lawrence at Georgia Tech in 2020 ... Engineered his fourth career fourth-quarter comeback win, tying Deshaun Watson for the second-most by a Clemson quarterback since 2000 ... Became the first Clemson player with at least 370 passing yards, at least five touchdowns and no interceptions since Watson at NC State in 2015. - ACC Football

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QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State
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09/24/22 - Jordan Travis, rSr/2024, Florida State + More +

Jordan Travis completed 16 of 26 passes for a career-high 321 yards and a touchdown as Florida State dominated Boston College 44-14 on Saturday. The Seminoles have opened 4-0 for the first time since 2015. Trey Benson had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and he added a pair of touchdown runs (36 and 15). Lawrance Toafili had a 1-yard TD run, his third scoring run of his season, and Treshaun Ward had a 22-yard touchdown run. FSU (4-0, 2-0 ACC) has 12 rushing touchdowns in four games. Kentron Poitier went up to grab a 31-yard touchdown reception, the first score on his FSU career. Darion Williamson caught five passes for 98 yards, both of which are career highs. Florida State's defense didn't allow BC (1-3, 0-2) to cross midfield in the first half. The Eagles punted four times and Phil Jurkovec was picked off twice, once each by Omarion Cooper and Greedy Vance. BC finished with seven punts. BC scored its first points late in the third quarter, when Jurkovec connected with Alex Broome on a 5-yard TD reception. - Florida State/AP College Football

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QB Jordan Travis, Florida State
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09/24/22 - DJ Uiagalelei, rSr/2025, Florida State + More +

Nate Wiggins broke up Sam Hartman's fourth-down pass in the end zone to help No. 5 Clemson hold off No. 21 Wake Forest 51-45 in double overtime on Saturday. Wiggins had been targeted frequently by Hartman and the Wake Forest receivers but came through to knock away Hartman's final ball for A.T. Perry. He fell to the end zone turf, then sprung up to join his team in celebration after a wild shootout between the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division Demon Deacons and the preseason league favorite Tigers. "We'll get this defense fixed," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said on the ESPN postgame interview. "But man, this offense … all the big plays, they never flinched. That's what it's all about. I'm just really proud of them. they grew up a little bit tonight." D.J. Uiagalelei threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns to lead Clemson (4-0, 2-0 ACC), including the go-ahead score over the middle to Davis Allen to start the second overtime.

The Tigers also came up with a few key plays defensively at big moments late to take some pressure off an injury-battered secondary, including Tyler Davis teaming with linemate Myles Murphy to sack Hartman on a potentially winning Wake Forest drive that had neared midfield late in regulation. Hartman threw for 337 yards and a program-record six touchdowns for Wake Forest (3-1, 0-1), including two each to Jahmal Banks and Donavon Greene. But the Demon Deacons stalled out near midfield on a potential winning drive to end regulation, then couldn't stop the Tigers in the first OT after starting off with Hartman's TD throw to Perry. It marked Clemson's 14th straight win in the series, with Wake Forest's last win coming in 2008 - which led to the ouster of Tommy Bowden as coach and Swinney being named the interim. - Clemson/AP College Football

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