The Clemson Tigers are shockingly playing in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday night against the SMU Mustangs, despite it looking unlikely for weeks. It was a crazy Saturday during rivalry week for the Tigers.

The No. 12 Clemson Tigers (9-3, 7-1 ACC) will face the No. 9 SMU Mustangs (11-1, 8-0) on Saturday in the ACC Championship Game. Kickoff from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte is at 8 p.m. ET (ABC).

One of the ACC's new faces will take on its most established program of the last decade in the 2024 ACC Championship Game. The SMU Mustangs will try to

The ACC announced Monday it fined North Carolina and North Carolina State for the on-field altercation that followed the Wolfpack's 35-30 victory over the

ACC officials announced Monday that both schools also received a “public reprimand” for the incident, which occurred after the Wolfpack’s 35-30 victory over the Tar Heels.

The ACC has fined N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech for scuffles during their rivalry games. The league announced the penalties Monday, although it did not disclose the amount of the fines.