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Hokies Fight Valiantly in ACC Championship, Come Up Short Against Clemson

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson scored five touchdowns, three through the air and two on the ground, and tight end Jordan Leggett caught two touchdown passes as #3 Clemson outlasted #23 Virginia Tech 42-35 in the ACC Championship game on Saturday night.

For Clemson, the victory seals a spot in the College Football Playoff that will begin at the end of the month, following a turbulent final month that saw the Tigers lose a home game to Pittsburgh before getting all it could handle from a feisty Virginia Tech team that just wouldn’t go away in the conference championship game.