The announcement was made in Husky Stadium and the sellout crowd at the Washington-USC game roared. Pittsburgh 43, Clemson 42. It is safe to say that never before has an ACC score made a Seattle crowd so excited.
There was at least one College Football Playoff-shaking result on a Saturday when all the contenders were big favorites.
Thoughts, takedowns and takeaways from Week 11, when No. 3 Clemson finally couldn’t seal the deal on a close game.
1. The red-zone turnovers and sloppy play finally caught up to Clemson , but the bottom line is this: The Tigers are still in pretty good shape to make it to the College Football Playoff if they win out and win the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2. Clemson has good victories on its resume with Florida State, Louisville and Auburn. The Tigers also were fortunate to beat North Carolina State.