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Notre Dame got its signature 2020 win last night, a double-overtime thriller against Clemson in which the Irish outlasted the Tigers 47-40. Yes, presumed No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence didn’t play, but does that really matter?
No, Clemson has been a dominant force in college football without Lawrence and will continue after he moves onto the the NFL. What the Irish did last night was something no other ACC opponent can claim to have done since 2017, beat the Tigers in a conference game.
This is a night many Irish fan’s will not forget; we certainly won’t. The Irish were rewarded for their effort in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports by being ranked No. 2, two spots ahead of Clemson.
In other games in the ACC, No. 10 Miami barely got by NC State, 44-41, Liberty won on the road at Virginia Tech and No. 24 North Carolina waxed Duke, 56-24.
The full Amway Coaches poll, with ACC teams in bold and last weeks ranking in parenthesis:
1. Alabama (2)
2. Notre Dame (4)
3. Ohio State (3)
4. Clemson (1)
5. Florida (8)
6. Texas A&M (7)
7. Cincinnati (6)
8. BYU (9)
9. Miami, FL (10)
10. Indiana (13)
11. Georgia (5)
12. Oregon (14)
13. Oklahoma St. (12)
14. Wisconsin (11)
15. Marshall (15)
16. Iowa St. (17)
17. Coastal Carolina (16)
18. Oklahoma (19)
19. SMU (18)
20. USC (20)
21. Auburn (21)
22. Liberty (NR)
23. Northwestern (NR)
24. Texas (NR)
25. Army (21)
Dropped out: No. 23 Boise St., No. 24 UNC, No. 25 Michigan