Two Bowdens down for Skinner, No. 21 Wake

Wake Forest is off to its best ACC start in two decades. Riley Skinner and the 21st-ranked Demon Deacons had to go through two Bowdens to do it. Skinner threw a 7-yard scoring pass to D.J. Boldin with 5:28 left to lead No. 21 Wake Forest past Clemson 12-7 on Thursday night. He completed 22 of 34 passes for 186 yards, added a career-high 74 more yards rushing and led the decisive 15-play, 78-yard drive in the fourth quarter for the Demon Deacons (4-1, 2-0). It helped the Atlantic Division's only team with a perfect conference record win its first two league games for the first time since 1987. After topping Bobby Bowden's Florida State team on four field goals, they managed just one touchdown against Tommy's Tigers thanks to a dominant defense and some opportunistic play from the quarterback coming off a five-turnover... [read full story]