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Rivalry Renewed: Dabo Swinney and No. 2 Clemson Survive Jimbo Fisher's Aggies

You can take the Jimbo Fisher out of Florida State, but you can't take the rivalry with Dabo Swinney and Clemson out of Fisher.

On a day that was otherwise overrun with College Football Playoff contenders annihilating inferior competition, No. 2 Clemson barely held on for a 28-26 road win over Texas A&M. A failed Aggies two-point conversion with less than a minute remaining was the only thing that kept this from turning into an overtime classic.

"Well, you only need one more point than they have, so, let's be happy about that," an exhausted Swinney told ESPN's Maria Taylor after the game.