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October 31, 2009 - 12:10 a.m. EST Photo Greg Oliver Following the conclusion of last Sunday's worship service, a fellow church member and ardent South Carolina fan asked me if I was happy about Clemson's 40-37 overtime road win over Miami the previous day.

Injury report, five game storylines, five questions with Chris Chancellor and more.

Kyle Parker says Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney knew he was that way when Swinney recruited him, so the coach should've known what he was getting.

The undercard of Clemson vs. Miami was Miami offensive coordinator Mark Whipple vs.

Clemson tight end Michael Palmer swears he was fully aware what he was doing last Saturday, despite the concussion suffered after an unintentional helmet-to-helmet hit at Miami.

The Tigers are now on a two-win streak and hoping to keep the momentum going. They beat No.

Florida State's Christian Ponder and Clemson's C.J. Spiller are two of the Atlantic Coast Conference's players of the week.

Kyle Parker threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford in overtime, giving Clemson a 40-37 win over No.

As he studied film of Clemson over the past week, Miami offensive lineman Orlando Franklin was also trying to solve a mystery.

The eighth-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes head back to ACC play for the first time in nearly a month, as they host the Clemson Tigers this weekend at Land Shark Stadium.

After two weeks of turmoil, practice shouting matches and reports of disharmony among coaches, Clemson has endured a positive and peaceful few days, largely due to its 38-3 win over Wake Forest last Saturday.

Part of Clemson University quarterback Kyle Parker's education is learning when to run, when to throw and when to throw it away.

We're back! A Saturday the Tigers were all over the place dominating the ball game against Wake Forest.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has enjoyed the shot of confidence the Tigers picked up by beating Wake Forest 38-3 on Saturday.

Wakea TMs Riley Skinner is a four-year starter and the winningest quarterback in school history, and hea TMs playing like it.

The big hot topic coming out about Clemson this week was the rumored altercation between Head Coach Dabo Swinney and offensive coordinator Billy Napier at last Wednesday's practice.

Clemson players pushed hard to get Dabo Swinney the head coaching job permanently before the end of last season, and a slow start to 2009 hasn't changed their minds.

It might be go-time for Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker. As in, for all the instances the 6-foot redshirt freshman continues to find himself scrambling from the pocket, the Tigers want him to consider tucking the ball under his arm and run.

CLEMSON - One year to the day he was named interim head coach, Dabo Swinney reaffirmed his intentions to turn around the fortunes of the Clemson University football program.

Few in the media or in Clemson's coaching offices or around South Carolina water coolers thought the Tigers would limp to a 2-3 start.

Maryland running back Da'Rel Scott, who topped 1,000 yards last season, will be out at least five games with a broken wrist, and starting left tackle Bruce Campbell will miss Saturday's Wake Forest game, coach Ralph Friedgen said.

The Terrapins have been saying for weeks that ACC play is a new season, and they would be ready for it.

Maryland has losses to California, Rutgers and Middle Tennessee and needed overtime to beat James Madison.

So it turns out the Tigers' offense is not the sleek sports coupe you drive off the lot.

In a season rife with rough seas, Clemson's C.J. Spiller has been a beacon. Now the Tigers' senior running back would like to lead the Tigers to more victories and a bowl bid.

Clemson missed two field goal tries in the last four minutes that would have tied yesterday's game against Maryland.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - It's an admirable quality, this penchant Dabo Swinney has for throwing himself on the sword for his football team.

While Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he's as disappointed in the Tigers' poor start as any fan, he doesn't see a reason to panic about the football program's direction.

Maryland's Davin Meggett scores a third-quarter touchdown past Clemson's Kavell Conner in College Park, Md.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak by the Terps , who snuffed out the Tigers' final drive at the 28 with a sack and fumble recovery by Demetrius Hartsfield with 27 seconds to play.

CLEMSON - This is about sharing. Or not. C.J. Spiller and Jacoby Ford have accounted for nearly two-thirds of Clemson's yardage in fewer than half the team's plays.

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich It was bound to happen eventually. Clemson's defense is one of the best in the ACC, but the Tigers will need more this season if they're going to keep winning football games.