Jacoby Ford remembers the game like it was yesterday, and he still sees the throw from Kyle Parker heading his way in overtime. It was the game that helped shape the program under head coach Dabo Swinney.
No. 6 Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC) travels to Miami this weekend to take on the Miami Hurricanes (4-2, 1-1), a team in need of a program-changing play or game. The roles were reversed the last time Clemson visited Miami – a 3-3 Clemson team was 2-2 in the ACC and desperately seeking validation for new head coach Dabo Swinney, while Miami was ranked in the Top 10 in both the BCS and Associated Press Polls.