Overview
- Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, with national TV coverage on ACC Network called by Wes Durham and Steve Addazio and Dana Boyle on the sideline.
- Florida State enters 4-4 (1-4 ACC) after snapping a four-game skid, and Clemson is 3-5 (2-4) seeking to halt a slide during a rare down season under Dabo Swinney.
- Recent form frames a potential shootout: FSU routed Wake Forest 42-7 with five rushing touchdowns and 148 receiving yards from Duce Robinson, while Clemson put up 560 yards and a 385-yard, 2-TD outing from Cade Klubnik in a 46-45 loss to Duke.
- Forecasts point to a close game, with ESPN’s SP+ projecting FSU 29-26 (57% win probability) and sportsbooks listing Clemson as a slight favorite with totals in the mid-50s.
- This is the 38th meeting, with FSU leading the series 21-16 but Clemson winning 8 of the past 10; FSU’s availability report lists DE James Williams and WR Jayvan Boggs as questionable.