With a less than stellar performance Thursday night, Florida State dealt a severe blow to Clemson's hopes of playing for a second consecutive ACC title.  The Tigers needed the 'Noles to lose one of its final remaining conference games to have a chance.  Of course, the Tigers would have to win out for that to happen. 

Florida State tooks its show on the road in one of the toughest environments in the ACC Thursday night, Virginia Tech, and managed a 28-22 win scoring with .40 seconds remaining in the contest. 

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Next up, FSU travels to Maryland to play the depleted Terps.