There was no suspense in this year’s Clemson-NC State game. After escaping the Wolfpack the last two years with seven-point victories, Saturday’s game at Clemson’s Death Valley was over at halftime.
Travis Etienne ran for three touchdowns, while Trevor Lawrence threw for another as third-ranked Clemson thumped No. 15 NC State.
It marked the Tigers’ 14 win over NC State in the last 15 meetings. The loss was the Wolfpack’s first of the season and drops their record to 5-1 and 2-1 in the ACC.
The win also gives Clemson (7-0, 4-0 ACC) control of the ACC’s Atlantic Division as it heads to play Florida State next week in Tallahassee, Fla.