The Panthers opened the fourth quarter with a 13-0 scoring run to take a 20-17 lead with 1:36 to play on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Getting the ball with the game tied up late, the Panthers largely played conservatively, capping off an eight-play, 26-yard drive that burned nearly three minutes off the clock with a 47-yard field goal from Ben Sauls.

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.

Clemson spent most of Saturday seemingly trying to give away their game against Pitt, but they managed to sneak away with a 24-20 win that kept their CFP hopes alive.