Clemson Hosts Rutgers In ACC/Big 10 Challenge

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — After a one-year absence from the event, Clemson returns to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and hosts Rutgers in Littlejohn Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 1, ESPN announced Thursday. “¢ Clemson is 9-5 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, 4-3 in Littlejohn Coliseum. “¢ Clemson and Rutgers have met just once previously, in Piscataway, N.J., in the 1999 postseason NIT. The Tigers won the contest, 78-68, on their way to the championship game. “¢ Rutgers joins the Big Ten officially this summer. The Scarlet Knights have been a member of the Big East since 1995. “¢ Clemson finished the 2013-14 season with a 23-13 overall record; Rutgers was 11-21. “¢ This is the fourth confirmed non-conference game for the Tigers. Clemson plays at South Carolina, and hosts Arkansas and Auburn in 2014-15. 2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups Monday, December 1 “¢ Nebraska at Florida State “¢ Rutgers at Clemson Tuesday, December 2 “¢ Illinois at Miami “¢ Minnesota at Wake Forest “¢ NC State at Purdue “¢ Ohio State at Louisville “¢ Pittsburgh at Indiana “¢ Syracuse at Michigan Wednesday, December 3 “¢ Duke at Wisconsin “¢ Georgia Tech at Northwestern “¢ Iowa at North Carolina “¢ Michigan State at Notre Dame “¢ Virginia at Maryland “¢ Virginia Tech at Penn State