No. 1 Clemson clinched a spot in the ACC championship game and kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 23-13 comeback win over No. 16 Florida State, overcoming its first halftime deficit all season to move to 9-0 for the first time since its 1981 national championship season.
What the win means for Clemson: There are so many ways this question could be answered. This was the last major hurdle Clemson will face in the regular season, as the Tigers close out against three losing teams – Syracuse, Wake Forest and South Carolina. So their chances of making the College Football Playoff have now skyrocketed after an impressive win against another ranked opponent.