It was nervy, but No. 3 Clemson held on to clinch the ACC championship 42-35 on Saturday night over No. 23 Virginia Tech from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The Tigers had to stave off a surging Virginia Tech, which almost overturned a 35-14 deficit to tie the game in the final minutes.
Virginia Tech outscored Clemson 21-7 in the final 17 minutes and looked poised to tie the game when it drove to the Tigers 23-yard line with 1:16 left. But Jerod Evans' pass on 4th-and-6 was picked off by Cordrea Tankersley to wrap up the victory.