Originally Published: September 23, 2004

A look around the ACC

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By Doug Carlson
Special to ESPN.com
Can Miami win a national title with Brock Berlin? Can Clemson knock off Florida State again? Is John Bunting on the right track? Our ACC notebook addresses those questions, along with looks at Duke's injury woes, Virginia Tech's lack of discipline and more.

Clemson

  • The Tigers are in for a rude surprise on Saturday at Florida State. A week after Clemson's offensive line got shoved around by Texas A&M's defensive front, a much better D-line awaits in Tallahassee. "We didn't protect as well as we did the first two games,'' Coach Tommy Bowden said. "Maybe [because it was] a personnel upgrade from the first two games against Wake Forest and Georgia Tech.'' The result is a confidence issue for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who was sacked three times, and for the team.

    A similar scenario unfolded a year ago. Clemson lost to Wake Forest, 45-17, then came back and defeated the No. 3-ranked Seminoles, 26-10 a week later.

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