Every team in front of the Irish won yesterday, with Alabama and Ohio State getting fairly easy wins, Clemson had to mount a comeback without star quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Backup D.J. Uiagalelei was up to the task, bringing the Tigers back from an 18-point deficit and ultimately beating upset minded Boston College, 34-28 in Death Valley.
The biggest news came after the game, as Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney announced that Lawrence will miss this coming weeks game against Notre Dame.
The matchup in South Bend will still be one of the most anticipated games of the year, if not the most, even without the projected number one overall draft pick participating. With the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports being released today, the top 5 contest has been set. No. 1 Clemson travels to No. 4 Notre Dame.
Plenty of hype for this contest, ESPN’s College GameDay will be in attendance and the nations eyes will be glued to their televisions Saturday night.
Around the ACC, No. 15 North Carolina was the biggest loser, as Virginia upset the Tar Heels at home 44-41. Every other game in the conference was won by the favorite, so seeing UNC tumble to No. 24 isn’t surprising.
Here is the updated Amway Coaches Poll, with the ACC teams in bold, and last weeks ranking in parenthesis.
1 Clemson (1)
2 Alabama (2)
3 Ohio State (3)
4 Notre Dame (4)
5 Georgia (5)
6 Cincinnati (7)
7 Texas A&M (8)
8 Florida (9)
9 BYU (10)
10 Miami, FL (12)
11 Wisconsin (11)
12 Oklahoma St (6)
13 Indiana (19)
14 Oregon (15)
15 Marshall (18)
16 Coastal Carolina (21)
17 Iowa St (22)
18 SMU (23)
19 Oklahoma (24)
20 USC (20)
21 Auburn (NR)
22 Army (25)
23 Boise St (NR)
24 North Carolina (13)
25 Michigan (14)