Clemson is still in a class of its own in the ACC.
The top-ranked Tigers welcomed No. 7 Miami to town on Saturday night and came away with a commanding 42-17 win.
And if it weren’t for a few Clemson mistakes, the score would have been even more lopsided. The only time Miami reached the end zone before garbage time came on a self-described “terrible” decision from head coach Dabo Swinney.
Swinney sent his field goal team onto the field for a 61-yard try in the final seconds of the first half. Predictably, the low-trajectory kick was blocked, scooped up by Miami and returned for a touchdown as time in the first half expired.