No. 12-seed Clemson (10-4) cut a 21-point deficit to a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, but fifth-seeded Texas (12-2) held off a pair of potential scoring drives late to hold on for a 38-24 win at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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In recent weeks, Clemson has shown flashes of brilliance in its passing attack, a trend that will be tested to its limits when the Tigers meet No. 5 Texas in the College Football Playoff.

Each week, we review the game’s history, three keys to success, and Swanny’s prediction.

Clemson defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin knows exactly what kind of challenge lies ahead when the Tigers take on Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

It’s hard to believe now, just days away from Clemson’s seventh trip to the College Football Playoff, that it all began with a humbling 34-3 loss to Georgia.

The streamers were still falling, and the roar of the crowd at Bank of America Stadium had only just begun to quiet when Cade Klubnik took a moment to reflect on the improbable journey that brought Clemson to this point.

A Tale of Two Homecomings: Hauser’s Kick and Klubnik’s Texas Return for the College Football Playoff.

Clemson wide receiver Noble Johnson, a redshirt freshman, is reported to be entering the transfer portal, which opened today and will remain open until December 28.

The story of a program that refuses to compromise on its values, even as it competes at the highest levels of the sport.

The College Football Playoff announced today that the 12th-seeded Clemson Tigers will face the fifth-seeded Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff First Round in Austin, Texas at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Clemson won its ninth ACC Championship Game and earned its 22nd ACC title all-time. Both are most of any ACC program. It was Clemson’s eighth title in the last 10 seasons. Clemson is 9-1 in ACC Championship Games.

Freshman placekicker and Charlotte-area native Nolan Hauser made a 56-yard field goal as time expired to claim the ACC Football Championship for No. 17 Clemson, 34-31, over No. 8 SMU (11-2, 8-0 ACC) at Bank of America Stadium.

We will be chatting LIVE in this thread during today’s game. Come hang out with the Clemson Sports Talk staff.

Each week, we review the game’s history, three keys to success, and Swanny’s prediction.

When LaNorris Sellers raced into the end zone with 1:08 remaining in Saturday’s Palmetto Bowl, lifting South Carolina to a stunning 17-14 lead, Clemson’s College Football Playoff hopes seemed to evaporate.

On a rollercoaster weekend that saw heartbreak followed by unexpected hope, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney summed up the Tigers’ improbable path to the ACC Championship with a colorful poker analogy: "We had pocket sixes and a two, and we hit a two on the river."

Louisville running back Isaac Brown has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year while Clemson linebacker Sammy Brown was tabbed the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, it was announced on Wednesday, December 4.