Clemson tops Wake Forest in overtime
It’s a Top 25 ACC showdown Saturday when No. 5 Clemson travels to face No. 21 Wake Forest at noon (ABC). The State’s Chapel Fowler is at Truist Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to bring you updates.
Clemson Wake score right now
Scoring summary
——First quarter——
Clemson 7, Wake Forest 0: Jake Briningstool 12 yard catch from DJ Uiagalelei
Clemson 14, Wake Forest 0: Baylor Spector 41 yard catch from Uiagalelei
Clemson 14, Wake Forest 7: Jahmal Banks 36 yard catch from Sam Hartman
——Second quarter——
Clemson 17, Wake Forest 7: BT Potter 24 yard FG
Clemson 17, Wake Forest 14: Banks 5 yard catch from Hartman
Clemson 20, Wake Forest 14: Potter 38 yard FG
——Third quarter——
Wake Forest 21, Clemson 20: Donovon Greene 28-yard catch from Hartman
Wake Forest 28, Clemson 20: Blake Whitehart 19-yard catch from Hartman
Clemson 28, Wake Forest 28: Davis Allen 5-yard catch from Uiagalelei (2-pt con)
Wake Forest 35, Clemson 28: Greene 25-yard catch from Hartman
——Fourth quarter——
Clemson 35, Wake Forest 35: Will Shipley 1-yard TD run
Wake Forest 38, Clemson 35: Matthew Dennis 29-yard FG
Clemson 38, Wake Forest 38: Potter 52-yard FG
——Overtime——
Wake Forest 45, Clemson 38: AT Perry 8-yard catch from Hartman
Clemson 45, Wake Forest 45: Beaux Collins 21-yard catch from Uiagalelei
Clemson 51, Wake Forest 45: Allen 21-yard catch from Uiagalelei (conv. failed)
Kirk Herbstreit, Bianca Belair pick Clemson to win
Three of the five personalities among ESPN’s “College GameDay” making predictions for today’s game are going with Wake Forest to win. Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Lee Corso all chose the Demon Deacons to beat Clemson.
“Clemson is overrated,” Corso said.
Still, Kirk Herbstreit and WWE superstar and guest picker Bianca Belair say Clemson will get the victory.
Clemson injury update
The following players didn’t travel for Clemson, per the team:
- S Andrew Mukuba
- DE Xavier Thomas
- CB Sheridan Jones
- CB Malcolm Greene
- DT Tré Williams
DT Tyler Davis (injury), CB Nate Wiggins (injury) and DT Bryan Bresee (personal reasons) all traveled.
Final betting line
Clemson is favored by 7 points, according to the VegasInsider consensus line. The over-under for the game is 55.5 points.
Clemson vs. Wake Forest today
Who: No. 5 Clemson (3-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 21 Wake Forest (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
When: Noon Saturday
Where: Truist Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TV: ABC
Stream: via ESPN or the ESPN app
This story was originally published September 24, 2022 at 10:34 AM.
