Clemson football's playoff hopes took a hit after a tough home loss to Louisville last weekend, as it dropped them behind both Miami and SMU in the ACC standings. This setback means that Clemson can n

Rhett Lashlee has done the math. It rolls around in the SMU coach's head every week. The more he thinks about it, the more it doesn't add up.

While Clemson is 1 of 3 teams just 1 game behind Miami in the loss column, a 4-way tie consisting of 7-1 teams atop the league is impossible. That’s because Clemson and Pitt play each other in Week 12, meaning 1 of those teams is guaranteed to pick up a 2nd conference loss. For the sake of this exercise, we’ll assume Clemson beats the Panthers.