Thursday Top 25 Capsule.
(21) WAKE FOREST 12, CLEMSON 7

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina D.J. Boldin helped soothe his brother Anquans headache a bit on Thursday.

The senior wide receiver made two critical catches – including the game-winning, 7-yard touchdown pass – as 21st-ranked Wake Forest rallied to a 12-7 victory over Clemson in an ACC game.

Boldin is the brother of the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver who suffered a fractured sinus following a terrifying hit in the waning moments of a game against the New York Jets on September 28.

With Wake Forest (4-1, 2-0) facing a third-and-28 from its 8, Boldin hauled in a pass from Riley Skinner and turned it into a 28-yard gain.

Skinner found Boldin with a scoring strike to complete the 15-play, 78-yard march that gave the Demon Deacons the lead with 5:28 left.

Clemson (3-3, 1-2) had taken a 7-3 lead in the third quarter when Cullen Harper hit Jacoby Ford with a 10-yard scoring pass. Ford bobbled the ball as he entered the end zone, but held on for the score.

Shane Popham, replacing the injured Sam Swank, kicked a field goal to bring Wake Forest within 7-6 early in the fourth quarter. Popham was 2-of-4 filling in for Swank, who has a quadriceps injury.

Skinner went 22-of-34 for 186 yards passing while rushing 11 times for 73 yards.

Harper was 15-of-35 for 177 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Clemson.

Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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