No. 1 Clemson, No. 8 North Carolina worried over turnovers

Watson has also thrown 10 interceptions, more than all but two starting quarterbacks in the league, but they haven’t diminished his national profile. “You can’t just put everybody into coverage because he’s going to extend plays and make plays with his legs, and then you’re going to have breakdowns in coverage and he’s going to hit big plays on you”.

The last time North Carolina played against Clemson’s quarterback Deshaun Watson, it wasn’t pretty. Williams has run for 786 yards this season, while Watson has run for 756 yards.

“We gonna have a pizza party on Sunday”, Swinney said.

Kickoff for Saturday’s game between No. 1 Clemson (12-0) and No. 8 North Carolina (11-1) is set for 8 p.m.at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Swinney is 44-7 over the last four years and is 73-26 in eight seasons.

“He torched us for six touchdowns a year ago, probably had the best game of his career going into that first game”, Fedora said earlier this week of Watson.

“I’d embrace, enjoy it and have fun with it”, Watson said this week of the possibility.

Clemson has certainly performed better in its biggest games. “It’s real basic. We stick to one game plan and that’s what we go with….”

Among ACC players, Watson (3,979 total yards) and Williams (3,391) rank 1-2 in total offense.

“I’ve never really been afraid or nervous in college because they recruited me for a reason – to lead this program”, he said. “That’s why we’re 12-0”.

Linebacker Shakeel Rashad says the Tar Heels defense will have their hands full Saturday against the Tigers.

“The only poll that we’re excited about is December 6, and I promise you we’ll have the biggest poll party you’ve seen”, Swinney said. This year’s battle doesn’t seem to have the makings of that low-scoring affair – at least not to Swinney. Watson arrived at Clemson a heralded freshman, made his first start a month into his college career and promptly celebrated the moment by throwing six touchdown passes. “I just know what the situation is and where we need to go”. I think the real key to this game is which defense plays the best and who wins the turnover margin.

“Whether it is a sixth-grader under center or a Heisman trophy candidate, you just want to beat him”, Rashad said.