Clemson vs Notre Dame live updates: Fighting Irish score 35-14 upset win over No. 4 Tigers
No. 4 Clemson travels to face Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (NBC). The State’s Chapel Fowler is inside Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, to bring you coverage of the game.
Clemson score update
Clemson Notre Dame scoring plays
Prince Kollie 17 yd blocked punt recovery (Blake Grupe PAT), 7-0 Notre Dame with 9:08 remaining in the first quarter
Drew Pyne 5 yd rush (Grupe PAT), 14-0 Notre Dame with 38 seconds remaining in the second quarter
Audric Estimé 2 yd rush (Grupe PAT), 21-0 Notre Dame with 14:37 remaining in the fourth quarter
Benjamin Morrison 96 yd interception return (Grupe PAT), 28-0 Notre Dame with 12:58 remaining in the fourth quarter
Will Shipley 1 yd rush (B.T. Potter PAT), 28-7 Notre Dame with 10:14 remaining in the fourth quarter
Michael Mayer 17 yd reception thrown by Pyne (Grupe PAT), 35-7 Notre Dame with 4:16 remaining in the fourth quarter
Joseph Ngata 4 yd reception thrown by DJ Uiagalelei (Potter PAT), 35-14 Notre Dame with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter
Cade Klubnik enters game
For the second straight game, Clemson benched starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei for his backup, true freshman Cade Klubnik, in the second half. Klubnik came in with Clemson trailing 14-0 in the third quarter and threw an interception on his very first pass attempt.
Before being benched, Uiagalelei was 13 of 19 for 78 yards and had also been sacked three times. Klubnik also replaced Uiagalelei against Syracuse two weeks ago, leading an 11-point fourth quarter comeback win.
Tigers clinch ACC championship game spot
Clemson got some good news before kickoff: with Pittsburgh beating Syracuse 19-9 on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers have clinched the ACC Atlantic Division’s spot in the conference championship game in Charlotte on Saturday, Dec. 3.
With the Orange’s loss, every team in the Atlantic Division has at least two ACC losses. Clemson, meanwhile, is 8-0 and 6-0 in conference play.
The Tigers’ final two ACC games are against Louisville next weekend and Miami the following week. Had Syracuse beaten Pittsburgh, Clemson would’ve needed a win against either the Cardinals or the Hurricanes to clinch the Atlantic Division’s title game spot. This is Clemson’s seventh ACC Atlantic title in eight years.
In the ACC’s final year operating under a divisional structure for championship game qualification, Clemson has a 98% chance of facing Coastal Division favorite UNC (8-1). The game will be played at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.
Clemson travel roster
The following Clemson players didn’t travel to Notre Dame, per the team.
- DE Xavier Thomas
- RB Kobe Pace
- CB Fred Davis II
- OL Collin Sadler
Star Clemson defender won’t play
Clemson defensive end Xavier Thomas won’t play against Notre Dame, according to multiple media reports. Clemson Sports and All Clemson reported that Thomas suffered a foot injury “setback” in practice and won’t be available to play against the Fighting Irish.
Thomas re-aggravated the same preseason foot injury that forced him to miss the first five games of the season. Thomas had two sacks and a forced fumble in his 2022 debut against Boston College and also played in Clemson’s two most recent games against Florida State and Syracuse. The Tigers were off last week.
Thomas, a former five-star recruit, is in his fifth season at Clemson.
Final betting line
Clemson is a 3.5-point favorite in today’s game point spread, according to the VegasInsider consensus betting line. The over-under for points scored in the game is 43.5.
Prediction
ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Tigers a 64.9% chance to beat the Fighting Irish.
Watch Clemson vs. Notre Dame today
- Who: CFP No. 4 Clemson (8-0, 6-0 ACC) at Notre Dame (5-3)
- When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana
- TV: NBC
- Broadcast crew: Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson
- Stream: via Peacock (subscription required)
- Radio: 105.5 FM in the Clemson area (see all Clemson radio affiliates here)
- Satellite radio: SiriusXM 133 or 193, Internet/App 955
- Series history: Clemson leads 4-2, Clemson won last meeting
This story was originally published November 5, 2022 at 5:42 PM.
