PITTSBURGH — Cade Klubnick sprinted 50 yards for a go-ahead touchdown with 1:16 remaining as No. 20 Clemson fended off Pittsburgh 24-20 on Saturday. The Tigers (8-2, 7-1 ACC) had done little on the ground all day before the junior quarterback tucked the ball and raced past a handful of stunned defenders to keep Clemson's outside hopes of reaching the ACC championship game alive.
Klubnick finished with 288 yards and two touchdown passes through the air and added 41 yards on the ground, almost all the positive yardage coming on his zig-zag through the Pitt (7-3, 3-3) secondary just 20 seconds after the Panthers had taken the lead on a 47-yard field goal by Ben Sauls.
NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 35, VIRGINIA 14: Riley Leonard passed for three touchdowns and Notre Dame's (9-1) defense forced five turnovers as the host Fighting Irish beat Virginia (5-5).
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