In last year’s game in Chapel Hill, North Carolina gave Clemson its only challenge of the regular season.
The Tar Heels had the Tigers on the ropes, going for the go-ahead two-point conversion with less than two minutes to play in the game. However, Clemson defenders Xavier Thomas and James Skalski tracked UNC quarterback Sam Howell down and threw him short of the goal line to secure the Tigers’ 21-20 victory.
Clemson went on to destroy everyone else in the regular season and Virginia in the ACC Championship Game before advancing to the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.