ESPN.com · Dec 5, 2016
Clemson seeks way to hold big leads, calm nerves for CFP
Check out Clemson's road to the College Football Playoff and how its strength and unity became the team's devastating weapons against the competition. (3:18)It is quite possible that television viewers flipped to the topsy-turvy Big Ten championship game after Clemson jumped to a 35-17 third-quarter lead over Virginia Tech on Saturday in Orlando.
Clemson fans? Well, they kept chewing their nails, drying their sweaty palms and taking deep breaths to avoid serious heart palpitations as they watched their team try to win another ACC title. Double-digit leads have not exactly been a lock throughout this season.