Clemson, Miami To Play For 1st Time Since ‘05

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - A few things have changed since Atlantic Coast Conference “rivals” Clemson and Miami last renewed acquaintances.

That tends to happen when four years pass between meetings.

When these teams last met on Sept. 17, 2005, Miami quarterback Jacory Harris was in 10th grade, Clemson standout C.J. Spiller was coming off a 318-yard, four-touchdown effort for Union County High in north Florida and getting recruited by the Hurricanes, Randy Shannon was Miami’s defensive coordinator and Dabo Swinney was coaching Clemson’s wide receivers.

So now, 1,498 days later, the Tigers (3-3, 2-2 ACC) will visit the eighth-ranked Hurricanes (5-1, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon, a critical game for both teams in the conference title chase.