The Tigers need No. 12 Miami to lose one of its final two games or No. 14 SMU to drop its last two contests to reach the ACC title game in Charlotte on Dec. 7.

For a moment, it looked like Clemson was doomed, like Pitt was going to end any hope the Tigers had of making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. The Panthers opened the fourth

Cade Klubnik might have saved Clemson’s season. The Tigers QB ran for a 50-yard TD with 1:16 to go to give No. 20 Clemson a 24-20 win over Pitt on Saturday. Klubnik’s run came on the third play of the drive after Pitt took a 20-17 lead with 1:36 to go.

Cade Klubnik broke two tackles and scrambled up the field for a 50-yard go-ahead touchdown as No. 20 Clemson kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping Pittsburgh with

Fooling everyone with what looked like a dramatic comeback behind a backup quarterback, Pitt ended up losing, 24-20, Saturday on Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnick’s 50-yard touchdown run with 1 minute,

Pitt used a 43-yard run from star running back Desmond Reid to get into the red zone and tied the game 7-7 with a short rushing touchdown, which came after Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell was called for pass interference on third and goal to extend the drive.

Cade Klubnik stepped up in a collapsing pocket and sprinted down the sideline for the eventual game-winning 50-yard rushing touchdown with 1:16 remaining, and the Clemson Tigers picked themselves up off the mat after a disastrous second-half offensively to rally past Pittsburgh 24-20 on Saturday and keep their hopes of an ACC championship alive.

No. 20 Clemson survived a thriller against Pitt, winning 24-20 on the road. With the victory, the Tigers are still alive in the hunt for the ACC Championship Game, in addition to a College Football Playoff berth.