* KICKOFF: 3:30 p.m.

* STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (capacity 81,000, 80,000 expected).

* BROADCAST: TV Chs. 10, 25. Radio _ WQAM-AM 560, WBZT-AM 1290.

* RECORDS: FSU is 2-0, 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference; Clemson is 2-0, 1-0 in the ACC.


* SERIES: FSU leads 8-2.

* INJURIES: Clemson _ OG Brent Banasiewcz (knee) is out; QB Nealon Greene (toe) and DT Lorenzo Bromel (elbow) are probable. FSU

DE Greg Spires (ankle) and WR Ron Dugans (thumb) are out; LB Demetro Stephens (knee) and DT Larry Smith (knee) are probable.


Bobby Bowden (199-50-4 at FSU, 271-82-4 overall); Clemson _ Tommy West (23-15 at Clemson, 27-22 overall).

* FLORIDA STATE OFFENSE VS. CLEMSON DEFENSE: Even Clemson is wondering what's going to happen. The Seminoles barely gave their running game a chance against Maryland, throwing for 461 yards and five touchdowns. Whether FSU runs its no-huddle, Fast Break offense depends on the weather. "If it's hot, you'll probably see the no-huddle," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. QB Thad Busby (45-73-2, 584 yards, 2 TDs), coming off his fourth career 300-yard game, again faces a young secondary. CBs Michael Allen and Damond Ward and FS DoMarco Fox make their third career starts. The Seminoles will be helped by the return of OT Tra Thomas, back from a one-game suspension, because the strength of Clemson's defense is its front seven. LBs Anthony Simmons and Mond Wilson are as talented a linebacker duo as there is in the ACC.

* CLEMSON OFFENSE VS. FLORIDA STATE DEFENSE: The Tigers have not only the most experienced offensive line in the ACC but also the league's best runner in TB Raymond Priester. They will try to parlay both against FSU, which is No. 3 in the country against the run. Priester averages 113.5 yards, but Clemson also comes off a historic two-game stretch in which QB Nealon Greene threw for 250 yards each time. "We're going to try to run the ball because that's what we do here," Clemson coach Tommy West said. "I don't think you can win football games if you don't run the ball." FSU will bring back MLB Daryl Bush, who missed last week with an ankle sprain. Bush did not play at Clemson in 1995 when the Tigers had two 100-yard rushers. Clemson WR Tony Horne leads the ACC in receiving (18 for 222 yards).

* EXTRA POINTS: At stake is the lead in the ACC. Each team still must face North Carolina later. . . . The game is not sold out, with 1,200 remaining this morning. . . . FSU is 4-0 at Death Valley. . . . Clemson's ranking is the school's highest since the week of Sept. 21, 1992.

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