Clemson coach Dabo Swinney's cellphone started blowing up with messages from players, friends and colleagues when the Tigers, still smarting after a loss to their instate rival, found out they had made the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Dabo Swinney got calls from players, peers and Syracuse coach Fran Brown when Clemson clinched an ACC championship berth. Here's how Swinney reacted.

Following the game, in an interview with ESPN, Brown made sure Dabo Swinney knew what the Orange did for Clemson. It is now on Clemson to take advantage, who will face No. 9 SMU next Saturday in Charlotte for the ACC Championship and an automatic bid to the playoff.

The Tigers are hosting the Gamecocks in what will likely be the highest ranked rivalry game in the country next weekend.

The implications of Syracuse’s 42-38 win over No. 6 Miami on Saturday was not lost on Orange coach Fran Brown. “Hey Dabo Swinney, congrats,” he said. “I got you in, baby!” Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked the Hurricanes out of ACC title contention — and possibly ended the Hurricanes’ CFP hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit.

Syracuse capped Fran Brown’s first regular season with a thrilling, 42-38 victory against No. 6 Miami (Fla.) on Saturday afternoon in the JMA Wireless Dome. The Orange trailed by 21 in the first half,