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FINAL/OT: No. 4 Florida State 31, Clemson 24

September 23, 2023
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Two programs accounting for 13 ACC Championship Game appearances (and 11 ACC titles) over the last 14 years will square off on Saturday, Sept. 23, when the RV/23 Clemson Tigers and No. 4/3 Florida State Seminoles meet in Death Valley. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., is scheduled for noon ET.

Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney enters the game with a 99-20 all-time record in ACC regular season play. With a win on Saturday, he would join — fittingly — Florida State's Bobby Bowden as the only head coaches in conference history to win 100 regular season conference games as ACC head coaches. Bowden won 117 regular season conference games with the Seminoles after Florida State joined the ACC in 1992.

Swinney would also tie the Clemson head coaching record for career conference regular season wins, matching Frank Howard, who compiled a 100-48-5 conference record across both the Southern Conference and ACC. Howard was 66-30-2 in ACC play following the conference's formation in 1953. A win would also bring Swinney (163) within one victory of Howard (165) as Clemson's all-time winningest coach.


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FINAL/OT: No. 4 Florida State 31, Clemson 24

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Top of the morning! Clemson and FSU tee it up in about 10 minutes from Death Valley. Make sure y'all hang with us here or in the Twitter community: https://twitter.com/i/communities/1692654209454276828
Lawton Swann
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Welcome, everyone! Good to see you B!

I'll be here and on Twitter throughout the game! Come hang our and have fun!
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Clemson gets a first down on a slant to Beaux Collins on their first drive of the game but they can't get much else out of it.

Tigers will punt and FSU ball with 11:39 to play in the first quarter. No score in Death Valley.
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Andrew Mukuba forces a Jordan Travis incompletion on 3rd down. So both teams move the ball but stall out.

Tigers ball next. No score in Death Valley in the first.
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Didn't love the play calling on Clemson's first drive. Especially the 3rd down play-- just got squashed up front.

As for the defense, seems like a good start so far. Nice PBU by Mukuba on that last play.

Tyreese Ingram
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Clemson has lost backs on pass plays this season and FSU hit the open back on the first play. So far, FSU has found running lanes and broke tackles with their backs.
1bstockdale
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I think running in between the tackles may be hard to come by. At least from what I've seen so far for Clemson.

Tigers on the move with 6:46 to play in the firs quarter. No score.
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23-yard completion to Tyler Brown for a first down. Tigers with a nice pick from Shipley on the play prior.
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30-yard FG attempt by Jonathan Weitz is good. Weitz came in to the program on Monday after Dabo Swinney called him on Monday to see if he was interested in coming in. So far so good.

Clemson 3, FSU 0, 1:47 1st quarter
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I don't like the running play on 3rd down there and I didn't like the run by Shipley on 3rd in the first drive.
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Tyler Brown making his presence known with another huge completion. This one 28 yards has the Tigers in scoring position.

Brown got hurt on the completion though. Hopefully he's OK.

Clemson 3, FSU 0 14:53 to play before the half.
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Cade Klubnik punches it in from 1 yard out on the sneak.

Clemson 10, FSU 0, 11:33 2Q
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We've got a timeout for a review. Florida State opted to go for it on 4th and 1 and Jordan Travis got it, at least from what I could see on the read option. We'll see what the officials say though.

Tigers up 10-0 in the second quarter.
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Ruling is a first. FSU on the move.
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Jordan Travis finds Keon Coleman on a 7-yard TD reception.

An impressive 13-play, 75 yard drive that took up almost 6 and 1/2 minutes. FSU had 21 yards of offense before this scoring drive.

5:10 to play before the half: Clemson 10, FSU 7
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Clemson goes right down the field. Cade Klubnik connects with Will Shipley on the choice route for a 7-yard score.

7 plays, 71 yards in 2:51. Tigers back up by two scores at 17-7 with 2:12 to play before the half. Dabo Swinney's squad looking efficient on offense and defense so far.
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HALF: Clemson 17, FSU 14

Noles get the ball to start the second half.
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Dabo apparently not happy with the choice of defense on FSU's last scoring drive, "Well, we can start by not having a 3 man rush. That was the worst thing we did in the half."
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FSU comes out of the locker room and drives down the field in 5 plays, aided by a 41-yard Travis to Johnny Wilson reception.

Ryan Fitzgerald knocks through a 48-yard FG. We are tied in Death Valley at 17 early third quarter.
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The team has yet to show that it can rush the passer.
1bstockdale
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Injury timeout on the field for FSU. Big third down play coming here.
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Huge scoring drive gives Clemson a 24-17 lead with 3:32 left in Q3.
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Will Shipley punches it in from one yard out for the touchdown. Clemson retakes the lead at 24-17 with 3:32 left in the 3rd quarter.
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FSU brings the blitz, forces a Cade Klubnik fumble and Kalen DeLoach house it 56 yards to the paint. Wow.

Tied game with 31 seconds to play in the third;
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I guess I'm hear to complain. Why run Mafah after such a big run. Good grief!!
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That's the end of the third quarter. Clemson and FSU are tied at 24. Tigers are trying to respond after the scoop and score.
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Timeout Clemson. FSU is facing 3rd and long. Dabo Swinney didn't seemed too thrilled with having to burn that timeout there. We are tied at 24 with under 8 minutes to play in the contest.
Tyreese Ingram
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You can't accept that penalty. All FSU needs is a pass interference and it's an automatic first down. Dabo is playing field position by taking the called penalty but it's risky.
Tyreese Ingram
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Why are we not running the ball on 2nd and 1 and 2nd and 2. Get the first down and use the clock.
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29-yard field goal by Weitz is no good. We are tied at 24 with 1:45 to play in the contest. Florida St with a chance to win it.
Tyreese Ingram
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Horrendous play calling. Why put the kid in this position? Where was Mafah on that drive.
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Timeout Clemson. FSU has it on 4th and 10 with 18 seconds to play on the fringe of field goal range. You can't blame Mike Norvell for going for it here.
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