Clemson owned the ACC a year ago, but the competition promises to get tougher in 2016. With that in mind, we’re looking at what the league’s other bowl teams need to do to bridge the gap. Next up: Pittsburgh.
How they make it: James Conner needs to be the story of the year in college football. That, of course, is a lot to ask of someone still battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, but Conner is as eager to write this storyline as any Panthers fan. The 2014 ACC player of the year missed virtually all of last season with a knee injury before announcing his cancer diagnosis last December.