Previewing final two games: What needs to happen as Tigers face Deacs and Gamecocks

The Tigers have two games remaining in the regular season.Clemson has two games left in the 2021 regular season, and while we don’t have perfect clarity about those two weeks, the way forward is fairly clear.

The Tigers enter the last two weeks with a 7-3 overall record and a 5-2 record in the ACC (losses at NC State and Pitt). Wake Forest – Clemson’s next opponent – sits atop the ACC Atlantic with a 9-1 overall record and a 6-0 record in the conference. The Demon Deacons’ path to an ACC Atlantic Division title is clear – win one of the next two games, next week against Clemson or the regular-season finale at Boston College.

NC State now has a 7-3 overall record and sits at 4-2 in the ACC…