ATLANTA — When Clemson and Notre Dame met in their 2015 epic battle in Death Valley, Clemson went up 21-3 early in the third quarter and seemed as if it had the game in hand.
However, the Irish fought back behind the play of quarterback Deshone Kizer and came within a two-point conversion in the last seven seconds of forcing overtime as the Tigers hung on for a 24-22 victory.
Though No. 2 Clemson went on to play for the national championship that season, racing out to big leads and then allowing its opponent to come back became a theme that season for the Tigers.