Dabo resilience: Clemson wins after fans boo Tigers off field vs UNC

Yet again, things got testy for Clemson, but the Tigers prevailed.

The Tigers were off a dreaded start against North Carolina, as Bill Belichick's squad had completely outplayed Dabo Swinney's team in the first half, and "Death Valley" let it be known how dissatisfied it was.

Clemson started the game with a three-and-out and the boo birds immediately came out from Memorial Stadium, and it was just the start. North Carolina scored touchdowns on its first two possessions with relative ease while Clemson could only muster a field goal.

The Tar Heels jumped to a 17-3 as the Clemson offense struggled, but showed life before halftime by going down the field with a long 17-play, 88 yard drive. It was on the cusp of finding the end zone, but Clemson couldn't get it in and sent the field goal unit onto the field.

Clemson took the 17-6 deficit into halftime after the poor first 30 minutes of football.

The second half turned out much better. The Tigers have narrowed the gap to 17-15 in the fourth quarter before an hours long lightning delay.

Something must’ve been said during the delay as the Tigers were a different team out of the…

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