Klubnik, No. 21 Clemson beat NC State 59-35 in Atlantic Coast Conference opener
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Klubnik, a junior in his second full season as starting quarterback, threw for a three touchdowns and added a 55-yard scoring run in Clemson’s 59-35 win over N.C. State to start Atlantic Coast Conference play. “We got better over the last two weeks and kept our momentum going.” That wasn’t the case a season ago where Klubnik was prone to mistakes and bad decisions. “I see us continuing to build momentum,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said, “and momentum is a powerful thing.” N.C. State could not respond, losing its 10th straight game at Death Valley. N.C. State’s CJ Bailey, a 6-foot-6 freshman who started his first game for injured quarterback Grayson McCall, stood as tall as he could against Clemson’s intense pressure.