I actually think the Tar Heels have a few more home run threats though.
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Clemson is just one win away from the ACC Championship and a College Football Playoff berth.
“I’d be shocked (if it’s a low-scoring game)”, Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney said. A better question might be this: is UNC’s game against Clemson on Saturday in the ACC Championship the most important football game in school history? “I can promise you that”.
A day before the second College Football Playoff is announced, the roles of No. 1 Clemson (12-0) and No. 10 North Carolina (11-1) in the sport’s national picture are as intriguing as they are clearly drawn.
Swinney said Watson is the complete package, comparing him to former New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera. Both Williams and Watson have been largely excellent, the engines of the two most explosive offenses in the ACC. So who’ll emerge as ACC Champ?
“That’s what makes us hard to defend”, Swinney said. If you try to shut down one guy, they can beat you with somebody else. “And the thing I think that’s most impressive about him is his poise”.
The key to this game is the defensive performance of North Carolina.
Because the game will be played on the same Bank of America Stadium field as that learning experience of a loss – against another school from SC, no less – it also presents Williams and his team with a rare chance at redemption. If Williams avoids the turnovers, the Tar Heels can score with anybody. A lot of peoples 100th game is against East Taboga Community College and it is what it is, he said. The sophomore’s ripped off 1,280 yards and 16 touchdowns, a almost five-fold improvement from last season. Stewart leads the ACC in passes defended per game (1.77 per game, 13 PBUs, 4 INTs in 10 games) and cornerback Des Lawrence ranks third with 1.33 per game (14 PBUs, 2 INTs).
Live stream: If you have a cable or satellite subscription, you can stream the game on on Watch ESPN. However, North Carolina then went on a roll, winning the rest of its games and sweeping its ACC slate. He’s returned two punts for touchdowns of 78 and 85 yards this season, and has seven for his career – one shy of matching the NCAA career record.
The Tar Heels hadn’t won 11 games or been ranked in the top 10 since Mack Brown headed the program in 1997. Had they beaten the Gamecocks in that one, North Carolina would no doubt be right next to Clemson in what would have been a massive matchup this weekend. It might not be on a defensive line that has helped Clemson compile 36 sacks. “If we can go out there and execute and put the ball in the end zone, good things will happen”.
DOMINANT STARTS: UNC has been downright dominant in the first half of games in November.
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If UNC wins, chaos would ensue in the national title race and in the ACC bowl order.
