CLEMSON - Clemson's latest injury might be the toughest one for the Tigers to overcome.

Atlantic Coast Conference leading-rusher James Davis could miss Thursday night's game at Virginia Tech with a shoulder injury.

Coach Tommy Bowden said Davis had only about a ''50- 50'' chance to play this week after hurting a shoulder in the 10th-ranked Tigers 31-7 victory over Georgia Tech last Saturday.

There was already little time to celebrate the victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, which pushed Clemson (7-1, 4-1 ACC) into the top 10 for the first time in six years.

Now, the Tigers, who have had numerous key players go down already this season, may have to play without their top playmaker.