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Clemson is headed to the College Football Playoff.
Faced pinch a win-and-in business successful the ACC Championship, Clemson did conscionable that by earning a 34-31 triumph complete SMU via a 56-yard game-winning section extremity from Nolan Hauser.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/nolanhauser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nolanhauser</a> CALLED GAME! TIGERS WIN! <a href="https://t.co/afPgKzB8SY">https://t.co/afPgKzB8SY</a> <a href="https://t.co/9a5zypOar0">pic.twitter.com/9a5zypOar0</a>
The Clemson Tigers are the 2024 ACC CHAMPIONS! <a href="https://t.co/4lIPZx83Te">pic.twitter.com/4lIPZx83Te</a>
The Tigers jumped retired to a 24-3 halftime lead and would participate the last 4th up 31-10. However, the Mustangs put together an fantabulous 4th fourth to astir propulsion of the victory.
Clemson produced 326 violative yards and forced 2 SMU turnovers. The rushing onslaught had conscionable 62 yards but backmost Cade Klubnik took complaint successful starring the offense.
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BRYANT WESCO JR. WITH A 43-YARD TOUCHDOWN TO PUT CLEMSON UP 14 🔥<br><br>The Tigers discourtesy is cookin' successful the ACC title crippled 😤 <a href="https://t.co/i8f9biP7Kk">pic.twitter.com/i8f9biP7Kk</a>
Klubnik went 24-of-41 for 262 yards pinch 4 touchdowns connected the day. His relationship pinch wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. was particularly potent arsenic the existent freshman had 8 catches for 142 yards and 2 touchdown.
Klubnik tossed 3 of his touchdowns successful the first quarter, becoming the first subordinate to propulsion 3 touchdown passes successful a azygous 4th successful the history of the ACC Championship Game.
Cade Klubnik conscionable became the first subordinate to propulsion 3 touchdown passes successful immoderate azygous 4th successful ACC Championship Game history! 🏈<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoTigers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoTigers</a> || <a href="https://twitter.com/ClemsonFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ClemsonFB</a> <a href="https://t.co/4d2I2G70P4">pic.twitter.com/4d2I2G70P4</a>
However, the leader of the time was Hauser, who deed the longest section extremity of his profession and the longest successful ACC Championship history astatine the astir important time.
Fans took to societal media to praise his clutch kick.
Hauser perfectly BOOTED that thing.<br><br>Just gotta make it to the dance! What a chaotic play for Clemson.
WHAT A KICK. NOLAN HAUSER YOU ARE THE KING OF CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Hauser bequest game
Hauser for heisman
CLEMSON IS GOING TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF OFF THE LEG OF NOLAN HAUSER
"One of the awesome precocious schoolhouse kickers successful the history of the United States" <a href="https://t.co/MOA2Hlaz2u">pic.twitter.com/MOA2Hlaz2u</a>
The Clemson triumph besides complicates the playoff section action for Sunday. Clemson would not person qualified pinch a nonaccomplishment but their inclusion will mean that a squad that was successful statement to make the playoff will beryllium near out.
That could beryllium SMU, who autumn to 11-2 and were classed No. 8 heading into the game. It besides could beryllium Alabama, who entered the play arsenic the past squad expected to suffice and did not play successful a Conference Championship Game.
Fans took to societal media to revel successful the chaos and statement who should beryllium included.
The 12-team College Football Playoff is already awesome for the sport.<br><br>It ruined nothing.
After Tuesday I pledged to never, ever foretell Alabama to miss the Playoff again, but man, if they sound SMU retired for losing connected a 56-yard FG location whitethorn ne'er beryllium different convention title game.
The playoff image is now simple.<br><br>SMU has earned the last at-large spot.<br><br>If Alabama jumps them, it's the astir corrupt infinitesimal successful a athletics pinch a agelong history of corruption. Buckle up.
The CFP Committee getting fresh to put Alabama successful the playoff sloppy of what happens successful the SMU/Clemson crippled <a href="https://t.co/HnBQr07DT5">pic.twitter.com/HnBQr07DT5</a>
Bama and Clemson being the first 3-loss teams ever to make the Playoff really feels for illustration a poignant modulation from the 4 to 12-team eras. 🥲
Dabo Swinney: "That's a Playoff team. SMU, they amended beryllium successful the dang Playoff."
SMU is simply a playoff team. That's a bully shot team! That was a FANTASTIC crippled betwixt Clemson and SMU. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CLEMvsSMU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CLEMvsSMU</a>
Two Playoff teams mislaid 34-3 and hit Idaho by 10 successful Week 1. One of those teams won by 3 successful Week 2; 2 others mislaid to Northern Illinois and hit Bowling Green by seven.<br><br>A crippled of 2nd chances, now.
They'll make judge Alabama gets in. <a href="https://t.co/J947fx0e6W">https://t.co/J947fx0e6W</a>
SMU should beryllium successful the playoff
If SMU isn't successful the playoff, assemblage shot is officially broken
If SMU doesn't get successful past the Playoff is surgery earlier it moreover starts
Don't attraction that SMU mislaid the ACC title game, connected a walkoff FG, you can't put a 3-loss Alabama squad complete them, successful the CFB playoff. The committee will effort to, but you can't.
In the past twelvemonth of the 4 squad playoff, the committee near retired undefeated Florida State.<br><br>One twelvemonth later — my prediction — SMU loses successful the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ACC</a> Championship connected a 56 gait section goal, and they will beryllium near out.<br><br>They ever favour the SEC and Alabama and that will ne'er change🤦🏼♂️
i judge alabama is amended than smu but it's difficult for maine to person sympathy for a squad pinch vandy & oklahoma losses i'm sorry
I americium not a betting man. But hammer Alabama <a href="https://t.co/KeVS9deGxr">https://t.co/KeVS9deGxr</a>
If Alabama gets in, the committee makes it abundantly clear the SEC comes first, and convention title games are a liability.<br><br>I'll beryllium genuinely shocked if they spell down this road. This is the first twelvemonth of the expanded field. They request bully press.
There is nary measurement the CFP will look astatine SMUs resume and spot that the only 2 classed teams they played were 18 BYU and 17 Clemson, which they mislaid some of, and still deliberation they are amended than Alabama who has a triumph against the SEC champion.
Wait truthful the past playoff spot is going to travel down to Alabama vs an ACC squad who deserved it measurement more?<br><br>Oh nary I deliberation I've seen this 1 before
As an Alabama grad and an SMU fan, I don't deliberation there's an result tomorrow that doesn't consequence successful a small spot of maine dying connected the inside
this app is gonna beryllium hilarious tomorrow erstwhile they inevitably put Alabama astatine 12
It will beryllium an absorbing statement among the playoff committee and the 2023 removal of ACC Champion Florida State has galore wondering if a akin determination will beryllium made.
The section will beryllium finalized connected Sunday and will beryllium released astatine noon E.T.
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