On a rainy night, Clemson returned to Charlotte for the ACC Championship game against Pittsburgh after a decisive win over South Carolina last week. The Georgia-Alabama SEC Championship game lived up to expectations and Oklahoma triumphed over Texas, so there were no major upsets and Clemson wanted to keep it that way.
Pitt won the toss and deferred. Clemson started at the 25 after the kickoff went out of the end zone. Travis Etienne did what he is a threat to do every time he has the ball in his hands. He took the handoff and went 75 yards for the score.