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Wake Forest edges Clemson

Riley Skinner threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Boldin with 5:28 left to help No. 21 Wake Forest beat visiting Clemson 12-7 on Thursday night.

Skinner was 22 of 34 for 186 yards and led the decisive 15-play, 78-yard drive in the fourth quarter for the Demon Deacons (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Wake Forest outgained Clemson 342-198 to snap a two-game losing streak in the series and remain the only Atlantic Division team with a perfect conference record.

Shane Popham - starting in place of injured kicker Sam Swank - had field goals of 22 and 32 yards for Wake Forest, and a dominant defense held the Tigers' vaunted ground game to 21 yards rushing on 23 carries.

Cullen Harper was 15 of 35 for 177 yards with an interception for Clemson (3-3, 1-2) in the Tigers' second straight loss. His 10-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford with seven seconds left in the third quarter put Clemson up 7-3.

Tenn.-Martin 29, EIU 26: Brandyn Young rushed for 213 yards and all 4 Tennessee-Martin touchdowns to lead the host Skyhawks past Eastern Illinois.

Young scored on runs of 3, 94, 8 and 15 yards while posting the ninth 200-yard rushing game in school history.

His last 2 touchdown runs came in the fourth quarter and helped the Skyhawks (5-2, 3-1 Ohio Valley Conference) rally from a 16-7 halftime deficit.

Bodie Reeder led the Panthers (2-4, 0-2) by throwing for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns.

A 58-yard touchdown pass from Reeder to Charles Graves drew Eastern Illinois to within a field goal with 8:44 left. But the Skyhawks intercepted a pass with 2:42 to play in the game to seal the win.

Eastern Illinois scored in the first quarter on a 29-yard pass from Reeder to Cheyon Walker. The Panthers took a 9-point halftime lead when Lorence Ricks scored on a 17-yard pass with just under three minutes left in the second quarter. But Tyler Wilke, who made 2 field goals, missed the extra point.