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Tigers, Williams know it will be a challenge to slow down Perkins

As No. 3 Clemson prepares to take on Virginia in the ACC Championship this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina there are a bevy of Tigers who will be playing against their home state.

Defensive tackle and a native of Virginia Beach, Jordan Williams, is one of them.

“Virginia recruited me hard,” Williams said. “They were definitely a top choice for me obviously being in-state. But Virginia is a great program. I like what Bronco Mendenhall was preaching.

“With being recruited, I obviously knew they were going to be the type of team they were this year.