CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After watching this one from the couch last year, the Clemson Tigers are right back on top of the ACC as football champions for the seventh time in eight seasons.
And they can thank Cade Klubnik.
The true freshman from Texas graduated from intriguing backup to quarterback of the future Saturday night, racking up 279 passing yards and two touchdowns in relief of DJ Uiagalelei to deliver Clemson a 39-10 win over North Carolina in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.