Rematches are the big thing this college football postseason. Clemson battered traditional ACC bully Virginia Tech in their regular season meeting, but the erratic Tigers have tumbled toward the finish line. (8 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN. Charlotte, North Carolina.)
ACC Championship 2011 Final Score: Clemson Cruises Past Virginia Tech, Headed To Miami
All season long, Clemson fans have had to hear the pundits ask the same question: When will Clemson finally act like Clemson? And while the Tigers did indeed drop a few games along the way, they also secured their first ACC championship in 20 years.
The 38-10 annihilation of Virginia Tech means that the Tigers will be headed to the Orange Bowl, with West Virginia the likeliest opponent for Clemson. If they were watching Saturday night, the Mountaineers are probably aware of the challenge they face.
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Winning the ACC will give Clemson automatic entry to Miami, while WVU won’t be official until BCS standings come out Sunday night. If the ‘Eers are the highest-ranked Big East team, as they almost certainly will be, then there’s your high-scoring Orange Bowl matchup.
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And the ACC Championship game has pretty much devolved into a laugher right now. All of you who said that Virginia Tech’s schedule was a bit too soft to prove how good the Hokies were can go ahead and take your victory lap.
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ACC Championship 2011, Clemson Vs. Virginia Tech: Hokies’ Blake DeChristopher Sports Awesome Beard, Voted ACC’s Top Lineman
DeChristopher is reportedly famous for his late-night antics come time for bed checks the night before games. What exactly that entails, coaches wouldn’t say. DeChristopher blames the beard.
DeChristopher has yet to allow a sack all season, within a unit that has allowed just 12 this year. This week, he was awarded the ACC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the conference’s best offensive lineman as voted on by the league’s head coaches and defensive coordinators.
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