CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Dabo Swinney watched his Clemson team start Saturday with a trick play that went for a 75-yard touchdown and never look back .

North Carolina ended its Saturday with Bill Belchick calling a timeout with 1 second left, extending the game to coach a team long since beaten in a home stadium largely emptied by halftime.

The Atlantic Coast Conference's marquee coaching names — Clemson's Swinney with two national championships, UNC's Belichick with six Super Bowl titles in the NFL — each entered this game hoping for positive signs after an open date that followed a bumpy September. They exited with very different vibes: Swinney getting confirmation on previous hope in a 38-10 win, Belichick losing in lopsided fashion for the third time in as many games against a power

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