The misery will subside somewhat for either Clemson or North Carolina this weekend.

Two teams that have suffered much-discussed defeats across the first month of the season meet in a Saturday afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference game at Chapel Hill, N.C.

"We've got eight games left. We got a long way to go. Why can't we be the hottest team in America?" Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said this week. "... There's a lot of opportunity ahead for everyone."

Both teams had last week off, so they've had extra time to prepare -- or stew -- since their most recent setbacks.

Clemson (1-3, 0-2 ACC) is on a two-game skid. North Carolina (2-2, 0-0) has lost both of its games against Power Four conference competition, including two weeks ago at UCF.

Swinney called the season a coaching failure so far, b

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