Clemson has been ranked No. 1 in each of the College Football Playoff rankings that have been released heading into the ACC championship game this week.
But if the Tigers can’t get past North Carolina, it’s not likely they will earn one of the four spots in the playoffs. Clemson safety Jayron Kearse acknowledged that when he met with the media Monday.
“It’s real exciting. We have put in a lot of hard work, and it’s paying off,” Kearse said. “The only thing I will say is just the way things have been going the past couple of weeks, we have to correct those things for us to have a chance to have a deep run in this playoff, to win this ACC championship and go into the College Football Playoff and have a good run.