Clemson's loss also a loss for the ACC

Somewhere in ACC country, ACC commissioner John Swofford had to cringe. The ACC’s best team – its highest ranked team and its Atlantic Division winner – was having a major meltdown. Thisis the best the ACC has to offer? Four turnovers? Two-of-14 on third-down conversions? Six sacks? No. 7-ranked Clemson didn’t just lose to NC State on Saturday, it got whipped – by a team that had only had two ACC wins and still isn’t bowl eligible with one game remaining in the regular season.