Throughout the week and days leading up to Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference showdown at Death Valley, NC State’s players and coaches made it a point to say all they needed to do was play to their abilities and they would beat No. 3 Clemson.
Those were words the Tigers did not appreciate. They felt disrespected by the Wolfpack and they wanted to show the Pack just how good they could be.
Clemson left no doubt who the better team was. The Tigers got three touchdowns from running back Travis Etienne and quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 308 yards and one touchdown as they steamrolled NC State, 41-7.