No. 5 Clemson Hangs On, Tops No. 21 Wake Forest 51–45 in 2OT

Wake Forest tight end Blake Whiteheart (85) catches a touchdown pass against Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson (22) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Sept. 24, 2022. Chuck Burton/AP Photo

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—DJ Uiagalelei kept delivering the ball on target downfield for No. 5 Clemson in a shootout with No. 21 Wake Forest.

That offered enough cover for a defense that struggled for stops—right up until finally coming up with the winning play to cap a double-overtime classic.