Duke coach David Cutcliffe gets a ceremonial dunking after the Blue Devils rally to defeat rival North Carolina 33-30 Saturday. (US Presswire)

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No. 14 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 17: Clemson (6-1, 3-1 ACC) was held to a season-low 294 yards, but the Tigers forced four turnovers to beat Virginia Tech (4-4, 2-2 ACC) for the third time in the past two seasons. Clemson QB Tajh Boyd threw for 160 yards, a touchdown and an interception and also ran for two scores. Hokies QB Logan Thomas had 207 passing yards and 99 rushing yards but threw two interceptions, one of which was returned 74 yards for a touchdown. (For more on the game, check out CBSSports.com's Eye on College Football blog)

Wake Forest 16, Virginia 10: It wasn't pretty, but Wake Forest (4-3, 2-3 ACC) won at Virginia (2-6, 0-4 ACC) for only the second time in its past 13 games in Charlottesville. The Demon Deacons gained just 215 yards on offense and were 1 for 14 on third down. But they took advantage of three Virginia turnovers and special teams gaffes. The Cavaliers outgained their opponent (301-215) for the fourth game in a row, but Virginia will enter its bye week on a six-game losing streak.

NC State 20, Maryland 18: QB Mike Glennon was 4 of 7 for 49 yards to lead NC State (5-2, 2-1 ACC) to a game-winning field goal with 32 seconds remaining. After Niklas Sade’s 43-yard field goal, Maryland (4-3, 2-1 ACC) drove to the NC State 14 yard-line, but Brad Craddock missed a 33-yard field goal with six seconds remaining. Maryland lost QB Perry Hills to a knee injury in the first half. Devin Burns played much of the second half, but freshman Caleb Rowe  took over on the final drive. Rowe had been expected to redshirt the season after losing the starting job to Hills in the preseason.

Georgia Tech 37, Boston College 17: Georgia Tech (3-4, 2-3 ACC) led 28-3 at halftime and comfortably beat Boston College (1-6, 0-4 ACC). For the Yellow Jackets, it was their first win in more than a month, and the Eagles have not beaten an FBS opponent this season. Georgia Tech ran for 391 yards, and QB Tevin Washington had 63 rushing yards with two touchdowns. Back-up QB Vad Lee ran for a touchdown and threw for another. Boston College QB Chase Rettig passed for 264 yards and two touchdowns.

Duke 33, North Carolina 30: Sean Renfree threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder on fourth-and-2 with 13 seconds remaining to give Duke (6-2, 3-1 ACC) a victory over its arch rival for the first time in nine years and the second time in 23. Duke led by 14 entering the fourth quarter before North Carolina (5-3, 2-2 ACC) took the lead with 3:12 remaining on a fumble recovery returned for a score. The win made Duke bowl eligible for the first time since 1994. (For more on the game, check out CBSSports.com's Eye on College Football blog) 

No. 12 Florida State 33, Miami 20: Florida State (7-1, 4-1 ACC) fell behind 10-0 early to Miami (4-4, 3-2 ACC), but the Seminoles regrouped, holding the Hurricanes to 258 yards of total offense. RB Devonta Freeman ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries filling in for RB Chris Thompson, who had to leave the game with a left knee injury. Florida State ran for 221 yards and passed for 230. Miami QB Stephen Morris -- who was listed as doubtful with a left-ankle sprain Thursday -- was 25 of 43 for 221 yards, a touchdown and an interception. (For more on the game, check out CBSSports.com's Eye on College Football blog.)

Play of the day: With 3:12 remaining in the game, North Carolina QB Bryn Renner found a wide open Erik Highsmith for 36 yards late in the fourth quarter. Duke S Jordon Byas caught up to him at the Duke 24 and knocked the ball loose. CB Ross Cockrell jumped on the ball, but it squirted away. Tar Heels RB Giovani Bernard picked up the loose ball at the 4 and took it into the end zone for a bizarre touchdown and North Carolina's first lead since 3-0 in the first quarter.

He said what? Virginia Tech's Thomas, as tweeted by Andy Bitter of The Virginian-Pilot and Roanoke Times, on his team's loss at Clemson: "It wasn't that we couldn't score points. It's that we didn't score points."

VT has been held to 30 total points by Clemson in its three matchups dating to last year, when the Tigers defeated the Hokies in the regular season and in the ACC title game. 

RapidReports defensive star of the day: DE Zach Thompson, Wake Forest. Thompson led the Demon Deacons with 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 3 tackles for losses in a 16-10 victory at Virginia. The Demon Deacons have played well defensively the past two weeks, holding Virginia to 301 yards after limiting Maryland to 244 last week.

RapidReports offensive star of the day: WR Bryan Underwood, NC State. Underwood caught six passes for 134 yards. One play after Maryland cut the Wolfpack lead to 10-9, Underwood caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Glennon. Underwood has touchdown receptions in all seven of NC State’s games. He also started the game-winning touchdown drive with a 17-yard catch. 

His seat is getting uncomfortable: Mike London, Virginia. The reigning ACC coach of the year is on the verge of retiring this weekly award. The Cavaliers lost their sixth straight, and for the first time this season looked undisciplined. Special teams penalties and turnovers prolonged Wake Forest's drives and gave the Deacons the edge in a low-scoring game.  

A possible spot on the bench for: QB Washington, Georgia Tech. Offense hasn’t been the problem for Tech, but with the Yellow Jackets on a three-game skid, the call has gotten louder for promising backup Lee to get a chance. Lee made an appearance in the first half against Boston College on Saturday, rushing for a touchdown and throwing for another. He finished the half with more passing yards and rushing yards than Washington.

Why you care about these four stat lines:

  1. Clemson allowed 166 yards in the second half. The Tigers forced four straight Virginia Tech punts, stopped the Hokies on downs and intercepted a pass. “Anyone who’s been paying attention over the last three weeks has seen they’ve gotten better as the game went on,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.
  2. Virginia ran for 48 yards on 32 carries. With two experienced running backs in Perry Jones and Kevin Parks, the Cavaliers were averaging 140 rushing yards a game. Wake Forest was 10th in the league in defending the run, allowing 206 yards a game and 15 rushing touchdowns.
  3. QB Michael Rocco remained on the sideline for Virginia. Phillip Sims had his best game as a Cavalier, going 22 of 39 for 253 yards. He seemed to tighten his grip on the starting job as he didn't split time with Rocco for the first time this season.
  4. Georgia Tech limited Boston College to 296 total yards. The Yellow Jackets had allowed an average of 573.3 yards in their previous three games before coach Paul Johnson fired defensive coordinator Al Groh.

Key number: 8. Virginia Tech has eight straight seasons with at least 10 wins. After losing to Clemson, the Hokies need to win their final four regular-season games, the ACC title game and their bowl game to keep the streak alive.

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