North Carolina RB Giovani Bernard's 73-yard punt return for a touchdown gave the Tar Heels a 43-35 win over NC State. (US Presswire)

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North Carolina 43, NC State 35: RB Giovani Bernard's 73-yard punt return with 12 seconds left gave North Carolina (6-3, 3-2 ACC) the win over NC State (5-3, 2-2 ACC). North Carolina trailed by 10 entering the fourth quarter but scored 18 unanswered points to close out the game and snap a five-game losing streak to the Wolfpack. NC State QB Mike Glennon threw for 467 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.

Boston College 20, Maryland 17: QB Chase Rettig threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to WR Johnathan Coleman with 52 seconds left to give Boston College (2-6, 1-4 ACC) a win over Maryland (4-4, 2-2 ACC). It was BC's first win over an FBS opponent this season. Rettig threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns. Eagles WR Alex Amidon had another strong outing with 10 catches for 142 yards. Maryland true freshman WR Stefon Diggs set a career high with 156 receiving yards on 12 catches, which included a 66-yard touchdown that gave the Terps the lead with 8:47 left.

BYU 41, Georgia Tech 17: BYU (5-4) held Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-3 ACC) to 157 yards of offense, and Cougars RB Jamaal Williams nearly out-rushed the Yellow Jackets on his own. Williams' 107 yards and three rushing touchdowns keyed the road win. BYU entered the game No. 87 nationally in scoring offense (24.1 points per game) and No. 82 in total offense (377.4 yards per game). The Cougars had 411 yards and converted 9 of 16 third downs.

No. 11 Florida State 48, Duke 7: Florida State (8-1, 4-1 ACC) was ahead 31-0 less than 19 minutes into the game and handily defeated Duke (6-3, 3-2 ACC) in Tallahassee. The Seminoles outgained the Blue Devils 560-232. Florida State RBs Devonta Freeman and James Wilder, Jr. combined for 174 rushing yards and three touchdowns. QB EJ Manuel was 8 of 16 for 282 yards and two scores. Duke was plus-4 in turnover margin, recovering four Florida State fumbles.

Thursday

No. 14 Clemson 42, Wake Forest 13: Clemson (7-1, 4-1 ACC) jumped out to a 35-0 lead in the first half and cruised the rest of the way for a road win at Wake Forest (4-4, 2-4 ACC). Tigers QB Tajh Boyd set a school record with 428 passing yards, and he threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers. Clemson WR Sammy Watkins also set a school record with 202 receiving yards on eight receptions with a touchdown. (For more on the game, check out CBSSports.com’s Eye on College Football blog)

Play of the week: Bernard’s 73-yard punt return almost didn’t happen. Originally, WR Roy Smith was back to return the punt, but North Carolina coach Larry Fedora sent Bernard in at the last second.

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Runner-up: Boston College QB Rettig dropped back to pass on second-and-5 from the 14-yard line with under a minute left against Maryland. He pumped over the middle and then hit a wide open Coleman in the right flat, who ran it in for a touchdown. The score gave Boston College its first win over an FBS opponent this season.

(Video courtesy of the ACC Digital Network)

He said what? Fedora on what he told his team at halftime against NC State: “I told them at halftime, ‘Pretty helmets, pretty uniforms and pretty shoes aren't going to win a ball game.’” The Tar Heels debuted chrome helmets Saturday afternoon.

RapidReports defensive star of the week: DT Joe Vellano, Maryland. Vellano had five tackles, 1.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and forced a fumble in Maryland’s 20-17 loss at Boston College on Saturday. His forced fumble came with 7:03 to go and seemed to put Maryland in control late in the game. But the offense went three-and-out, and the Eagles scored the game-winning touchdown on their next drive.

RapidReports offensive star of the week: RB Bernard, North Carolina. Bernard rushed for 38, 17 and 30 yards on his final three carries, setting up a game-tying field goal against NC State. He then returned a punt 73 yards for the winning score. Bernard had 135 rushing yards, 304 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

His seat is getting uncomfortable: Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson. Johnson’s offense managed just 157 total yards and went 0 for 10 on third down in a 41-17 home loss to BYU. Johnson fired defensive coordinator Al Groh early this month but that didn’t do much to solve Georgia Tech’s issues. The defense allowed 41 points to a pretty pedestrian BYU offense. The Yellow Jackets need to win three of their last four games to be bowl eligible.

A possible spot on the bench for: Maryland K Brad Craddock. He was benched against Boston College on Saturday after missing a 35-yard field goal. Craddock hit the upright on a 33-yard field goal last week that would have given Maryland a win over NC State. Brendan Magistro kicked a 28-yard field goal in the second half and could have earned the starting job. 

Why you care about these three stat lines:

  1. Wake Forest WR Michael Campanaro had six catches for 52 yards and had two rushes for 12 yards against Clemson. Campanaro was playing for the first time since breaking his hand Sept. 29 against Duke. He's one of the best receivers in the conference, and the Demon Deacons need him healthy as they try to become bowl eligible.
  2. Clemson allowed 13 points and had four sacks at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are far from offensive juggernauts, but Clemson’s defense has shown improvement since its bye week, allowing a total of 30 points over the past two weeks. The Tigers had allowed at least 31 points in each of their three games leading into the bye week.
  3. Maryland true freshman QB Caleb Rowe was 23 of 42 for 240 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions. Rowe is Maryland’s last healthy quarterback after Perry Hills (ACL) and Devin Burns (foot) were lost for the season last week. Rowe had some nice moments Saturday at Boston College but also made some ill-advised throws that resulted in interceptions.

Key number: 7. Clemson has scored at least 37 points in seven consecutive games this season. The Tigers are only the second ACC team to accomplish the feat, the other being Florida State in 1995.

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