Clemson beats NC State in ESPN Thursday Night Game

Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 3 Tigers beat North Carolina State 26-14 on Thursday night. Boyd’s second scoring pass, a 30-yarder to Martavis Bryant, capped a critical third-quarter sequence that allowed the Tigers to seize momentum in front of a hostile crowd. Clemson pulled away from there. Boyd found Bryant for another touchdown, with Bryant snatching the ball from a Wolfpack defender for a 15-yard score that helped the Tigers blow the game open early in the fourth-quarter.