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Clemson defeated SMU in the ACC Championship Game and, with the win, vaulted itself into the College Football Playoff as the No. 12 seed. The Tigers will travel to Texas to take on the No. 5-seeded Longhorns at Darrell K. Royal Stadium.
With that win, the Tigers escaped the Holiday Bowl, which is now being played in 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium, the home of the San Diego St. Aztecs.
It’s been a bit of a weird season – the powers that be moved up the early National Signing Day, and we had press conferences about recruiting and a championship game in the same week.