No. 1 Clemson outguns North Carolina 45-37

Championship week will determine who makes the college football playoff, as Clemson win the ACC, Alabama the SEC, Michigan State in the Big Ten and Stanford in the Pac-12, while Oklahoma, Big 12 champions with a title game, are hoping not to get dropped at the last moment.

“No matter where we get the ball, we’re always going to have that mindset to get that one first down and then we can score”, Watson said. The Tar Heels recovered the initial onside kick, but an offsides penalty negated the play.

The agreement, first reported by ESPN, comes shortly before the No. 8 Tar Heels were to face No. 1 Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Clemson answered immediately with an eight play, 75 yard drive and 16-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to Wayne Gallman. “They were wrong. That’s all I’m going to say about it”.

After UNC tried a fake punt of its own that resulted in an incomplete pass, the Tigers took advantage and scored when Watson threw a 35-yard TD pass to Scott into the end zone for a 35-16 lead with 4:58 left in the third.

But in the end, Clemson – and Bank of America Stadium, which bled bright orange Saturday night – was no friend to this 2015 North Carolina football team.

SDSU took a 24-17 lead after touchdown runs of 1 yard by fullback Dakota Gordon and 28 yards by Rashaad Penny. The total points were the most in ACC championship game history. Clemson wins ACC title and maybe the No. …

Fedora said with three timeouts and the ball near midfield with 1:08 left on the clock he was confident North Carolina could have scored and had a chance at a 2-point conversion to send the game into overtime.

“We’re not very happy with the way the play was ruled”, said receiver Ryan Switzer, who had two touchdown catches.

“Those are guys that get after you”, Williams said.

“My punter, I don’t have an explanation”, Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said in a televised interview at halftime. But Clemson put together scoring drives of 68, 75, 96 and 97 yards.

But Watson wasn’t going to let the Tar Heels keep the lead for long. But when North Carolina had a chance to take lead in the third quarter, the decisive turnaround occurred.

The Tigers have some of the best college defensive players on their squad and they’ll need them to be on top form against an explosive UNC offense when we watch the ACC Championship game live streaming or on TV.

The Tigers moved the ball 45 yards in 10 plays but weren’t able to come up with points as Greg Huegel’s field goal attempt fell short.

The Tar Heels lost because they faltered offensively like they rarely had this season through the first three quarters, and because Clemson’s defense often kept UNC guessing with an array of different blitzes and formations. Marquisse Williams threw for 174 yards and one touchdown in 19 of 30 passes.

Austin now has several footballs signed by the head coach as well as autographs from Clemson players.

T.J. Logan’s 46-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter was the 13th play of 20 yards or more Clemson has allowed since the Syracuse game November 14.