Overview
- Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET Saturday at Memorial Stadium on ACC Network, with Clemson 3-5 (2-4 ACC) hosting Florida State 4-4 (1-4).
- ESPN’s matchup predictor gives Florida State roughly a 54% chance to win and rates the Seminoles higher in FPI than Clemson.
- Florida State snapped a four-game skid with a 42-7 win over Wake Forest and looks to end a two-year ACC road drought in Death Valley.
- ACC availability reports list FSU’s James Williams, Stefon Thompson and Jayvan Boggs as questionable, with Roydell Williams and Kam Davis probable; Clemson lists DT Vic Burley and OL Collin Sadler as probable and QB Cade Klubnik not on the report.
- Key matchup factors include Clemson’s top-15 passing offense featuring Cade Klubnik, Antonio Williams and T.J. Moore versus FSU’s explosive threat Duce Robinson, with Clemson’s defense under Tom Allen allowing about 24 points per game.