Clemson, Duke Are Eyeing, Looking To Return To Win Column As They're Opposing Each Other Saturday At Noon In Clemson South Carolina Following Losses To Georgia Tech, SMU Following Bye Weeks
Clemson, Duke are eyeing, looking to return to win column as they’re opposing each other Saturday at noon in Clemson South Carolina following losses to Georgia Tech, SMU following bye weeks.
Clemson is coming off to SMU via score of 35-24 on Saturday October 18, 2025 on the gridiron in Clemson South Carolina is coming off a loss a 35-24 loss to SMU where in the 2nd quarter wide receiver TJ Moore caught 32 yard pass from quarterback Christopher Vizzina who was taking the place of quarterback Cade Klubnik who was sidelined with ankle injury he sustained when Clemson was opposing Boston College, Nolan Hauser kicked, made extra point getting Clemson on scoreboard at 10-7. In the 3rd quarter Clemson got within two points of SMU at 16-14 as TJ Moore caught 62 yard pass from Christopher Vizzina, Nolan Hauser kicked, made extra point before SMU would extend their lead once again on Clemson this 23-14 as running back Derrick McFall would run for 35 yard touchdown , Sam Keltner would kick, make extra point before Nolan Hauser would kick, make 28 yard field goal cutting into SMU lead getting Clemson within 23-17. In the 4th quarter Triston Smith would catch 29 yard pass from quarterback Christopher Vizzina, Nolan Hauser would kick, make extra point trimming Clemson’s deficit into SMU lead 29-24 before SMU would end up winning 35-24 as Chris Johnson Jr. who is running back would run for 6 yards before SMU would fail to complete two point conversion. Though, SMU would fail to complete two point conversion though SMU would end up winning the game 35-24 over Clemson Saturday in Clemson South Carolina.
Following Clemson’s 35-24 loss to SMU Saturday in Clemson South Carolina Head Coach Dabo Swinney had this to say!
We hopefully have earned some creditability around here referring to two National Championships as well as nine ACC Titles . There’s been a lot of great years , a lot of great years . But this one. (2025) is a tough one.
According to article by ESPN News Services
How tough?
Clemson is 3-4 overall 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
While Clemson is coming a 35-24 loss to SMU Duke is coming off a loss of their own a 27-18 loss to then 12th ranked Georgia Tech because Omar Daniels returned a fumble 95 yards for touchdown, Aidan Burr kicked, made extra point giving Georgia Tech a 7-0 lead in 1st quarter before Duke evened the the score at 7-7 with quarterback Darian Mensah making 20 yard pass from tight end Landon King for touchdown Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point in 2nd quarter. In the 3rd quarter Duke took a 10-7 lead on Todd Pelino kicking, making 23 yard field goal. From there though Georgia Tech would continue to extend their lead over Duke in 4th quarter 13-10 , 20-10 , 27-10 as as Aiden Burr would kick, make 23 yard field goal running back Malachi Hosely would run for 10 yard touchdown, Aiden Burr would kick, make extra point as quarterback Haynes King would run for 28 yard touchdown. Aiden Burr would kick, make extra point before Duke would have the final say as wide receiver Sahmir Hagans would catch 19 yard pass from quarterback Darian Mensah to wide receiver Cooper Barkate. Though, it wouldn’t be enough as Duke would sustain it’s first Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season.
With the 27-18 loss to 12th ranked Georgia Tech Saturday in Durham Duke is now 4-3 overall 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the standings
Following Duke’s 27-18 loss to 12th ranked Georgia Tech Saturday in Durham Head Coach Manny Diaz had this to say about the game between Duke, Georgia Tech!
We knew it was going to come down to a four-quarter game,”“When you boss a game like we did for the first 37 minutes of the game and only have a three-point lead, at some point a team as good as Tech is going to have a response. “When they responded, they were able to take game control. They were able to respond with the kind of red-zone efficiency that we didn’t.”
I think it was a game of two of the best teams in this league, and when two really good teams play against each other, it’s not hard to figure out what’s going to decide it,”Giving away seven points on a scoop and score, and then with our issues in the red zone, you’re not going to beat a team as good as Tech.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article312486211.html
Kickoff is set for 12:00pm from Memorial Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Steve Addazio , Dana Boyle commentating!
Wes Durham is a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ACC Network, ESPN’s network devoted to Atlantic Coast Conference sports. Durham, a highly respected and accomplished broadcaster who has been around college sports and the ACC his entire life, calls college football and basketball games on ESPN platforms in addition to contributing to ACCN studio shows.
One of the original hires when ACC Network launched in 2019, Durham previously co-hosted the Packer and Durham morning show alongside Mark Packer – a program they started in 2018 as ACC This Morning on SiriusXM ACC Radio. After three years on ACCN, Durham shifted to a play-by-play-centric role for the network.
In 2023, Durham was named the play-by-play voice for ACC Primetime Football, where he calls weekly high-profile ACC games with Tom Luginbill and Dana Boyle. During the men’s college basketball season, Durham is also one of the network’s lead game-callers.
Durham’s name has been synonymous with the ACC for years. He was the radio voice for Georgia Tech from 1995-2013 before joining Fox Sports South/Raycom Sports to handle play-by-play duties for ACC football, basketball and baseball games. Durham’s family also has a special history in the conference. His father, Woody, was the legendary “Voice of the Tar Heels” for 40 years.
Since 2020, Durham has contributed to ESPN’s coverage of the PGA Championship as a play-by-play commentator on Featured Group streams on ESPN+
In addition to working in the ACC, Durham had stints early in his career as the radio announcer of athletic teams at Marshall, Radford and Vanderbilt.
Beyond his ESPN roles, Durham has been the radio play-by-play voice for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons since 2004.
A native of Cary, N.C., Durham graduated from Elon University with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications.
Durham learned about broadcasting while working at Elon’s WSOE student radio, where he called 150 football and basketball games in four years as an undergraduate.
Durham was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, while Elon’s School of Communications honored him as its Distinguished Alumnus in April 2013. An 11-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA), Durham is a longtime member of the NSMA board and in 2022 he became president of the board.
Steve Addazio was hired as a college football analyst in August 2024, bringing more than three decades of coaching experience to the broadcast booth. Addazio calls games across ESPN platforms and is currently paired with Wes Durham and Dana Boyle on ACC Network’s ACC Primetime Football.
With an accomplished resume, Addazio brings a wealth of knowledge and impactful insight to ESPN’s coverage. Addazio’s extensive career includes head coaching tenures at Boston College, Temple and Colorado State, as well as assistant and associate head coaching stints at Syracuse, Indiana, Notre Dame, Florida – where he was a two-time BCS National Champion – and most recently, Texas A&M.
A Farmington, Conn. native, Addazio was a four-year starter at Central Connecticut State University, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education. He began his coaching career at Western Connecticut State before leading Cheshire High School to national prominence with 49 consecutive wins and three state titles.
Dana Boyle is a college football and lacrosse reporter, who was named the sideline reporter for ACC Primetime Football on ACC Network in July 2024. She works alongside play-by-play voice Wes Durham and analyst Tom Luginbill.
Boyle joined ESPN and ACC Network in 2020, serving as an analyst and sideline reporter for college lacrosse and PLL coverage. Boyle has also reported on college hockey coverage across ESPN platforms and prior to joining ESPN, she interned with the College Football Playoff.
A University of Virginia graduate, Boyle is a former All-ACC lacrosse player for the Cavaliers.
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