Football
By PETE IACOBELLI
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns as No. 10 Clemson overcame a slow start to win its sixth straight with a 48-31 victory over Virginia on Saturday.
Tight end Olsen Patt-Henry had two TD catches and Phil Mafah ran for two short scores as the Tigers (6-1) improved to 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, won for the 11th time in 12 games and defeated the Cavaliers (4-3, 2-2 ACC) for a seventh straight time.
The only downside for the Tigers is that the victory came at the expense of former Clemson receiver and Dabo Swinney’s longtime offensive assistant in Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott, who returned to Death Valley for the first time since taking the Virginia job three seasons ago.
When it ended, Swinney and Elliott shared a long hug before heading to the locker room.
Elliott’s team accomplished something no other team had done in three previous home games this season — holding a lead on the Tigers.
Virginia led 10-3 early in the second quarter, cashing in after a Klubnik interception with Anthony Colandrea’s 8-yard scoring pass to tight end Dakota Twitty.
That’s when the Tigers got rolling, scoring 35 straight points to put things away. Mafah tied things with a 1-yard run, then put Clemson in front for good from three yards out.
Patt-Henry had an 11-yard scoring catch on Clemson’s first drive of the second half, then was wide open for a 40-yard TD run down the left sideline as the Tigers went for it on fourth-and-1 two drives later for a 38-10 lead.
Clemson receiver Antonio Williams completed a pass for a second straight week. He had a 28-yard TD throw to Jake Briningstool in a 49-14 win at…
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