Clemson can happen to you quickly, which we learned again on Saturday night. The No. 3 Tigers defeated Virginia Tech 45-10 in Blackburg on Saturday night, but it felt like a game that was destined to be much closer. It was only a 17-10 game at halftime, and the Hokies defense stepped up at the start of the second half to keep the team in the game -- for a bit.
It was a few minutes into the third quarter when Virginia Tech's Divine Deablo (side note: what a name) intercepted Trevor Lawrence in the end zone to keep it a one-score game. It seemed like it would be one of those nights when Clemson would have to sweat it out, but then disaster struck the Hokies. Following the interception, Braxton Burmeister fumbled the ball while being sacked, and Clemson scored a couple of plays later to make it 24-10. On Virginia Tech's next possession, with Hendon Hooker replacing an injured Burmeister, Hooker fumbled a snap. Clemson's Derion Kendrick picked it up and took it 66 yards to the house to make it 31-10.
Things just snowballed from there. After the Hokies turned the ball over on downs on their next possession, Lawrence stuck the dagger in their hearts when he hit Cornell Powell for a 65-yard touchdown to make it 38-10. The Hokies would respond with another long drive, but Jalen Holston fumbled inside the Clemson 5-yard line to end the threat. After that, it was nothing but playing out the final minutes.
The win clinches a berth in the ACC Championship for Clemson, where the Tigers will meet up again with No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday, Dec. 19 in Charlotte.
CBS Sports was with you the entire way providing live score updates, highlights and analysis from the game. This story will be updated shortly with takeaways from Clemson's win on Saturday night.
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