Riley Skinner News

The ACC has a good slate this weekend, loaded with five conference games. Clemson-Florida State headlines the action, but before we get to that game let's look at the rest of the action around the conference.

Jonathan Dwyer is making quite a push to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year.

Josh Nesbitt's three-yard run in overtime sent 10th-ranked Georgia Tech past Wake Forest, 30-27, at Dodd Stadium.

Wake Forest University quarterback Riley Skinner has received clearance from team physicians to play when the Deacons visit Georgia Tech Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Skinner suffered a concussion late in last Saturday's game vs.

Riley Skinner 's chances of playing quarterback for Wake Forest against Georgia Tech on Saturday improved yesterday when he was upgraded from questionable to probable, pending a final evaluation by the medical staff.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons offer plenty of evidence that luck can have a lot to do with athletic success, This year's version of the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based team has seen its share of struggles and near misses, losses and disappointments.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. Georgia Tech is two wins away from clinching a second appearance in the ACC championship game, and its vaunted rushing attack is showing no signs of slowing down.

Gameday has arrived. The Hurricanes are set to take on Clemson in a big ACC Conference game at 3:30. Read on for pur picks.

Jacory Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left, and No.

Jacory Harris isn't thinking about the way Miami started the year with a strong start against a difficult schedule.

Skinner has passed for 1,949 yards this season and with 51 more will reach 2,000 yards for the fourth straight season.

Wake Forest vs. Miami Preview TIME: 03:30 P.M. EST VENUE: BB&T Field Miami was riding high with hopes of a possible BCS berth, but now finds itself looking up at most of the teams in the ACC's Coastal Division.

This is not your father's Duke football team. Maryland hasn't face the Blue Devils on the gridiron in five years, and a great deal has changed in the interim.

Wake Forest at Navy Time: 3:30 p.m. TV: CBS College Sports Radio: 1090 AM, 1430 AM Line: Series: Wake Forest leads 7-3 Last meeting: Wake Forest won, 29-19, in last season's EagleBank Bowl Backup plan: Navy sophomore Kriss Proctor will make his first career start at quarterback, because junior Ricky Dobbs is sidelined with an injured right knee.

Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the nation's most dangerous rushing duo - Josh Nesbitt, left, and Jonathan Dwyer, who are averaging a combined 174 yards per game.

Considering the Demon Deacons entered this season with eight new starters on defense and had to replace the best defenders to come through the program in Alphonso Smith and Aaron Curry, it's impressive Wake Forest even had itself in a position to challenge for the Atlantic Division title.

Pretty much every player on the Wake Forest football team -- with the obvious exception of quarterback Riley Skinner -- is either on notice or on the injured list.

Defensive lapses have proven costly to the Maryland football team this season. They've also loomed large in two straight losses to rival Virginia , today's homecoming opponent at Byrd Stadium.

Seven games into the 2009 season, turnovers continue to haunt the Maryland football team.

SUMMARY : Within the first five minutes, the Demon Deacons and Terrapins swapped touchdowns, with returner Torrey Smith setting up Maryland 's score thanks to an 85-yard kickoff return.