Clemson is 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC, and if it beats Florida State on Saturday, it will win the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 2011.
The Tigers also were ranked No. 1 in the season’s first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday. Florida State was 16th in the first ranking, and the Seminoles have won the division and ACC titles the past three years.
Still, Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher isn’t buying into any added importance for Saturday’s showdown.
“I don't think it's a defining game of the season.