The Clemson football team will take on the Virginia Cavaliers in the ACC Championship. Here are five storylines to watch in the matchup.
The Clemson football team completed the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record, capping off the year with a 38-3 win over in-state rival South Carolina.
Because the Tigers clinched the ACC Atlantic Division earlier in the season, they locked up a spot in the ACC Championship game.
Clemson football will take on the ACC Coastal Division winning Virginia Cavaliers for the right to be conference champions.
Here’s a look at five storylines to watch heading into the ACC Championship.
5. Virginia’s first ACC Championship game
First, it should be noted that this is Virginia’s first-ever ACC Championship game. Since the conference began the championship-game format in 2006, the ACC Atlantic Division has seen Clemson, Florida State and Wake Forest represent the division.
The ACC Coastal Division has seen every single team in the division- other than Virginia- participate in one year or another.
Not only have the Cavaliers never competed in an ACC Championship game, they’ve only won two conference titles in the history of their program (1989, 1995).
It should be interesting to see how the Virginia football faithful respond to being in Charlotte and watching their team compete Saturday night.