Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Clemson Tigers struggled to place away the Wake Forest Demon Deacons however dominated for a 17-12 success in Death Valley on Homecoming weekend. The success improved the Tigers to 4-2 as they head into a much-needed bye week before a journey to Coral Gables. Just how did Clemson's challengers perform this previous weekend?Week One - Duke Blue Devils 4-1 - BYE WEEK)Duke had the week off after losing a heartbreaker to Notre Dame to liquidate September. Riley Leonard will be sidelined with a high-ankle strain for at the very least a pair of games including the clash this coming Saturday evening versus North Carolina Two - Charleston Southern 2-3 - BYE WEEK)The Buccaneers had the week off. They will play the Lindenwood Lions on October 14. Week 3 - Florida Atlantic 2-3 - 20-17 Sway Tulsa)Tom Herman's FAU Owls knocked off the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to improve to 2-3 on the period. The Owls jumped out to a 14-0 lead prior to hanging on late to obtain the victory. FAU nudged Tulsa 378-376 in lawns and required one even more turnover 2 to one) ahead out ahead. Larry McCammon blazed a trail on offense, hurrying for 130 backyards on 26 lugs with two touchdowns. FAU takes a trip to South Florida this Four - Florida State Seminoles 5-0 - 39-17 Gain Virginia Tech)The Seminoles continued to be unbeaten, easily dispatching the hapless Virginia Tech Hokies. FSU led 22-0 after one quarter and travelled to the success behind 200 yards on the ground for Trey Benson. Benson had simply 11 brings and balanced 18.2 yards per touch. Jordan Travis was reliable, completing 18 of 24 masquerade 170 yards with two scores, both to Johnny Wilson. Of issue for the Seminoles, Johnny Wilson left the video game in the third quarter with an injury and Mike Norvell did not offer an update after the contest. Wilson appeared to allow fans understand that he was great with a social media blog post later on in the day. The Seminoles now handle reeling Syracuse this coming 5 - Syracuse Orange 4-2 - 40-7 Loss to North Carolina)The train is off the tracks for the Syracuse Orange. They took a trip to Chapel Hillside and were soundly defeated, dropping behind 27-0 at halftime as Drake Maye tossed for 442 backyards with 3 touchdowns. UNC had 644 lawns to Syracuse's 221 as the Tar Heels ran 97 plays to just 51 for Syracuse. Garrett Shrader was maintained in check and the Orange defense was defenseless to reduce down North Carolina when traveling. The Orange now take a trip to FSU prior to a bye week. They still have video games versus Virginia Technology, Boston College, Pitt, Georgia Technology and Wake Woodland so a bowl game is still Seven - Miami Hurricanes 4-1 - 23-20 Loss to Georgia Technology)Reducing straight to the chase, Miami ought to be 5-0 and whatever disgruntlement Clemson followers have with the Tigers offensive training team or Dabo Swinney pale in comparison to exactly how Miami followers really feel regarding Mario Cristobal now. The Hurricanes played improperly however still had a lead and could have gone out the clock by taking a knee. Georgia Technology ran out timeouts and fewer than thirty secs stayed in the video game. For reasons unknown, Cristobal and the Hurricanes opted to hand the ball off for a run rather than having Tyler Van Dyke take a knee to finish the video game. Running back Don Chaney messed up and Georgia Technology took control of property at its very own 26-yard line with just 26 secs remaining. The defense still must have been able to get a stop however with 10 secs continuing to be, Haynes King connected with Christian Leary for a 44-yard touchdown to clean Miami from the ranks of the unbeaten. Miami outgained Georgia Technology 453 to 250 yet turned the sphere over 5 times en course to the defeat. The greatest question now is just how does Miami reply to the loss? They play at North Carolina on Saturday evening and are underdogs. It's extremely possible the Hurricanes are riding a two-game skid before holding Clemson on October 21. Week 8 - North Carolina State 4-2 - 48-41 Sway Marshall)The huge news prior to this video game was that Brennan Armstrong was being sat in favor of MJ Morris. Armstrong was brought in from the transfer portal and was rejoined with offensive coordinator Robert Anae in hopes of finding the magic they developed together at Virginia in 2021. Things never ever clicked in 2023 for Armstrong and he was benched for this weekend's game for the student MJ Morris. Morris was much from ideal yet the crime looked much better than it had as he threw for 265 lawns with four touchdowns as the Wolfpack endured a tough difficulty from Marshall. Of note Detroit Store, Morris additionally threw a triad of interceptions and NC State was in fact outgained by Marshall but the Thundering Herd shed a set of fumbles and only handled 2.7 backyards per lug. The Wolfpack now take a trip to Durham to play Battle each other sans Riley Leonard on Saturday night. They then have a bye week before hosting Nine - Notre Dame 5-2 - 33-20 Loss to Louisville)One more year with broach Notre Dame being genuine, " another season where the Irish end up with multiple losses. After leaving Fight it out last week, Notre Dame was not so fortunate on Saturday night in Louisville. The Cardinals trounced them in the 2nd half, outscoring ND 26-6 prior to a late Irish touchdown to make it 33-20. Notre Dame only took care of 44 backyards on the ground and turned the round over 5 times in a miserable offending performance. Louisville is still unbeaten and it was the protection winning for Jeff Brohm's squad. Notre Dame now has two losses and looks without answers on infraction. Whatever the factor overall wind up being evaluated by the oddsmakers for the Notre Dame versus Clemson contest on November 4, take the under! The Fighting Irish currently play USC prior to a bye week. If there was any group their crime could obtain ideal" against, it's the Ten - Georgia Tech 3-3 - 23-20 Gain Miami)Read over for the full wrap-up of remarkable events that earned GT this win. It was a vital one for Brent Secret and the Yellow Jackets as they improved to 3-3 on the period but it's not an efficiency that was all that encouraging. Granted, it's way much better than losing to Bowling Eco-friendly like they did the previous week yet this still does not have the makings of a great team. Georgia Tech just had 250 backyards of offense, Haynes King was 12 for 25 for 151 lawns 44 of which began the final play) and two interceptions and the Yellow Jackets were penalized 11 times. Credit Scores to Georgia Tech for discovering a method to win and to compel 5 turnovers. They currently have a bye week prior to playing Boston University. Looking at GT's timetable, they have the game against BC in addition to contests against Virginia and Syracuse as possibilities to reach six wins. Games against North Carolina, at Clemson and Georgia look tougher. Week Eleven - North Carolina 5-0 - 40-7 Victory Over Syracuse)Drake Maye was superior against the Syracuse Orange as North Carolina surrendered the Orange in Chapel Hill. Maye finished 70.2% of his masquerade 442 backyards with three touchdowns as 2 receivers looked at 100 yards. Possibly a lot more concerning for opponents is that the protection remains to enhance. UNC held Syracuse to simply 221 lawns of offense and compelled a set of turn overs in the route. The Tar Heels have the following games prior to pertaining to Death Valley on November 18: Miami, Virginia, at Georgia Technology, Campbell go Fighting Camels) and Battle Each Other. Are you prepared for an unbeaten, top ten Tar Heels group that is favored at Clemson? Week Twelve - South Carolina 2-3 - BYE WEEK)The South Carolina Gamecocks were off this week after losing to Tennessee. The 2-3 Gamecocks currently host Florida before taking a trip to unbeaten Missouri.