Unbeaten Miami visits Clemson in ACC first-place matchup

No. 4 Miami arrived at Clemson on Saturday unbeaten and favored in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup that was scheduled to determine which team would take sole possession of first place in the league standings. The game was set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium and was listed for broadcast on ABC. The supplied reports do not establish a final score or confirm that the game was played. Miami entered 4-0 overall and 2-0 in ACC play, while Clemson was 3-1 overall and also 2-0 in the conference, according to the pregame records cited in multiple previews. Both teams therefore had an opportunity to move ahead of the other in the standings. The matchup was described as a meeting between two teams unbeaten in conference play, not as a confirmed result. The previews portrayed Miami as the stronger team entering the game. They listed the Hurricanes at 51.8 points per game, compared with Clemson’s 21, and reported that Miami quarterback Darian Mensah had thrown for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns through four games. One account also reported that Miami was allowing nine points per game.