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Skalski: Notre Dame ‘pushed some buttons’ leading up to ACC title game

Clemson tries to approach each game with the same mindset, that every game is the most important one of the season because it is the next one.

However, senior linebacker James Skalski admitted he could tell there was a different level of intensity within the team heading into Saturday’s ACC Championship Game against No. 2 Notre Dame, which third-ranked Clemson dominated en route to a 34-10 win and its sixth straight conference title.

The Tigers had no shortage of motivation as they aimed to avenge their gut-wrenching loss at Notre Dame in the teams’ regular season matchup on Nov.