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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and the third-ranked Tigers won their division. Now, theyre ready for more.Clemson (11-1; No. 4 CFP) moves on face No. 19 Virginia Tech (9-3) in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday night. One more victory and theyre off to the College Football Playoff. A loss would most likely land them on the outside as a two-loss team.Watson also gets a chance to make one last case he deserves to be among this years Heisman finalists.Theyre champions on their side just like we are, Watson said. Its not going to be easy.Both teams enter the title game off impressive wins over state rivals.Watson tied his career high of six touchdowns in a 56-7 win over South Carolina, Clemsons biggest margin of victory in the series since 1900.Virginia Tech running back Sam Rogers gained a career high 105 yards and two touchdowns in the Hokies 52-10 win over Virginia, its 13th straight win in the rivalry.I think this game was a statement game, to tell Clemson that were coming, Virginia Tech defense end Ken Ekanem said.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney interviewed then TCU offensive coordinator in Justin Fuente in 2011 for the Tigers open OC job. While Swinney hired current SMU coach Chad Morris, he and Fuente remained friendly through the Virginia Tech coachs stop as Memphis head coach.Really impressed with him and his personality, Fuente said about Swinney. Really enjoyed our conversation.This week, the Hokies must handle Clemsons potent offense and Watson, who has thrown for 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns the past three weeks as the juniors college career -- Watson is leaving for the NFL after this season -- is ending.Theres still a lot of opportunity left for us, Swinney said. Were going to empty our tank this week and get ready for a tough Virginia Tech team.Things to watch for at the ACC championship game:RENEWED RIVALS: Clemson and Virginia Tech have played 33 times, but none since 2012 when the Tigers won their third straight in the series with a 38-17 victory. These teams also met for the 2011 ACC title with Clemson taking a 38-10 win to break a 20-year league championship drought. Much has changed since those meetings, most notably the Hokies head coach. Justin Fuente took over this year for the programs iconic leader Frank Beamer.ROAD TRIP: The teams will have a bit longer to travel to play for a title this year after the ACC withdrew the championship game from its home in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid backlash over the states law limiting protections for LGBT people . The short, three-month turnaround might lead to a few more empty seats than planned. The Clemson-Virginia Tech final in 2011 in Charlotte drew 73,675 people and last years Tigers-North Carolina game brought in 74,514. The last non-Charlotte game in 2009 in Tampa, Florida between Clemson and Georgia Tech attracted 44,897 people.LAMAR-FREE WEEKEND: Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson gets to make a closing Heisman Trophy argument without a response from the favorite, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. Watson has upped his game the past two weeks and one more stellar performance might turn a one-time runaway race into a nail-biter for the sports biggest individual prize.FIRST YEAR COACHES: First-year head coaches, like Virginia Techs Justin Fuente, dont have a strong history at the ACC championship. Boston Colleges Jeff Jagodzinski brought the Eagles there his first year in 2007, losing to Virginia Tech 30-16. Clemsons Dabo Swinney played for a title his first full season on the job in 2009 only to lose 39-34 to Georgia Tech. The next year, Florida States Jimbo Fisher took his team to the championship game his first season in 2010, falling to the Hokies 44-33.QUARTERBACK BATTLE: The Hokies wont cede anything to Clemson and Watson, not with a record-setter like Jarod Evans leading their offense. Evans had two TD passes in the win over Virginia for a school record 26 on the season. 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Nike Air Zoom Outlet . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jakob Silfverberg had a career game for the Anaheim Ducks on the same night teammate Ryan Getzlaf set a club record.Silfverberg had two goals and two assists, leading the Ducks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.Ryan Kesler added two goals, including an empty-netter with 26 seconds left. Getzlafs secondary helper on the play gave him 532 career assists to pass Teemu Selanne for the franchise mark.Teemu has been such a mentor to all of us, Getzlaf said. This means a lot because I played with T so long and learned so much from him.Silfverberg matched his career high of four points, established March 14 against New Jersey, and his plus-4 on the night was a career best. It was the first four-point road game for a Ducks player since Getzlaf had a hat trick and an assist on Dec. 21, 2013, against the New York Islanders.Its nice to see (Getzlaf) gets the accolades, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. He has put a lot of points up in his time here, and hes our captain. So its a feel-good story all around.Ducks goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 28 shots.Teuvo Teravainen and Victor Rask scored for Carolina, last in the Eastern Conference. Cam Ward made 23 saves.I didnt mind our start, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. I thought we needed to sustain that start and push. Its not like we didnt have our looks to make it 3-3.Anaheims Andrew Cogliano played in his 718th straight game, the longest streak among active players, and had two assists.The Hurricanes outshot the Ducks 10-9 in a scoreless first period in which each team was penalized once.The second period was much more active, with fourr goals and a fight.ddddddddddddAnaheim took the lead at 4:46, as Kesler received Coglianos pass from behind the net and beat Ward to the glove side.The Ducks made it 2-0 at 9:30 when Silfverberg beat Ward glove side on Cam Fowlers pass off the end boards.Silfverberg made it 3-0 on a rush at 12:36, capitalizing on Brett Pesces giveaway and beating Ward off the right post.I think our whole line played pretty good tonight, Silfverberg said. We were obviously on the score sheet a lot. We want to keep it going and have a lot of fun nights like this.Carolina got on the board at 14:58 when Teravainen redirected Jaccob Slavins pass by Bernier.Carolinas Viktor Stalberg fought the Ducks Josh Manson behind the Anaheim goal at 17:43.Rask cut the difference to 3-2 at 3:15 of the third, beating Bernier stick side on Jeff Skinners centering pass from behind the net.(Carolina) is a team thats going to keep playing, Getzlaf said. Its hard when you get up 3-0 and the building quiets down to keep that momentum going.Game notes Carolina D Justin Faulk (upper body) missed his second straight game, while teammate D Brian Bickell was out with an illness and D Jakub Nakladal a healthy scratch. ... Anaheim RW Jared Boll and D Korbinian Holzer were healthy scratches. ... The teams other scheduled meeting this season is Dec. 7 in Anaheim.UP NEXTDucks: Play at Nashville on Saturday in the finale of their three-game road swing.Hurricanes: Host Washington on Saturday night in the second of a five-game homestand. ' ' '