Clemson football had control of the game against Virginia, holding a 41-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter. As is typical in such situations, head coach Dabo Swinney began substituting his starters for backup players.

Back in the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium, Clemson’s top-to-bottom talent bore out over the course of the game and the Tigers beat Virginia 48-31 in a relatively stress-free contest to move to 6-1 and 5-0 in the ACC.