In Chapel Hill, the Clemson Tigers jumped on the North Carolina Tar Heels early. They built a big lead and held on for a 38-10 win on the road in Chapel Hill. Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik came out of the bye week on a mission. Klubnik only had 2 incompletions in the game, completing 22-24 passes for 254 yards with 4 touchdown tosses before sitting for almost the entire 2nd half. Dabo Swinney's defense was stout all day, holding the Carolina offense to 243 total yards in the game.