It certainly started off on a good foot for North Carolina. Ultimately though, the ACC Football Championship turned disastrous as Clemson’s Dabo Swinney swapped out the struggling D.J. Uiagalelei for upstart Cade Klubnik at quarterback. The Tigers found their offense fire and never looked back as the Tar Heels failed to choke off the deadly combination of the passing and running game. The final score, 39-10 convinced the CFP selection committee to move on from Mack Brown’s squad in their final Top 25.
That pushed the team down the list of desirables among bowl committee’s looking for top draw from both the fanbase and television audiences.
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Disastrous
The win pushed Clemson up the ladder and helped them lock in an intriguing matchup against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Here’s a look at where the ACC + 1 teams are heading (expect this list to be updated regularly as announcements are made). Overall, the post-season matchups look anything but disastrous.
- Saturday, December 31
- Fiesta Bowl – #2 Michigan vs #3 TCU 4:00pm ET ESPN
- Peach Bowl – #1 Georgia vs #4 Ohio State 8:00pm ET ESPN
- Saturday, December 17
- Fenway – Louisville vs Cincinnati
- Friday, December 23
- Gasparilla – Wake Forest vs Mizzou
- Wednesday, December 28
- Military – Duke vs UCF
- Holiday – North Carolina vs Oregon
- Thursday, December 29
- Pinstripe – Syracuse vs Minnesota
- Cheez-It – Florida State vs Oklahoma
- Friday, December 30
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl – NC State vs Maryland
- Sun – Pitt vs UCLA
- Friday, December 30
- Gator – Notre Dame vs South Carolina
- Orange – Clemson vs Tennessee
Nine ACC teams and Notre Dame (under the ACC umbrella of bowl bids) are slated to play post-season. The times and networks will be posted separately as we get closer to the matchups.
