CLEMSON — All we have heard about all summer is Clemson’s Cade Klubnik vs. LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier.

Here is the main problem with that, they do not go against one another. They are both quarterbacks. One will be sitting on the bench while the other one is out there.

With that said, here is the true matchup to watch when No. 4 Clemson hosts ninth-ranked LSU Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Clemson’s D-Line vs. LSU’s O-line

The LSU Tigers must replace four starters from last year’s offensive line. Granted they went to the transfer portal and pulled out a couple of experienced players, such as former Virginia Tech center Braelin Moore, but they have combined 16 snaps together.

And though LSU’s transfers may help down the road, it’s a tall task to ask them to be completely in sync in front of 81,500 packed into Memorial Stadium and pulling against them.

It also did not help them that their head coach, Brian Kelly, pissed of the Clemson faithful by calling Clemson “Death Valley, Jr.” That should guarantee the Bayou Bengals a nice reception when they have the ball on offense.

Memorial Stadium is known as one of the loudest stadiums in the country, and its fans are notorious for causing veteran offensive lines to jump or have communication issues resulting in penalties.

Imagine how LSU is probably going to fair on Saturday night.

To top it off, LSU still isn’t sure who they are going to run out on the field at two of the positions. As of earlier this week, Kelly still was not sure who was going to start at left guard and right tackle.

Then there is Clemson’s defensive front. The Tigers were not very good last year on the defensive line.

They finished the year ranked last in the ACC at stopping the run. They were average at getting to the quarterback and they were okay with causing havoc in the backfield.

There is a logical reason for all of that, including the fact Clemson never had a true defensive end on the left side of the line. The coaches tried to move Peter Woods to end and see if he could become the next Christian Wilkins.

That did not work. He ultimately got hurt, missed three games and when he came back, they moved him back inside. Jahiem Lawson was not ready to take that step and become a full-time starter at end, and neither was Cade Denhoff.

What did Dabo Swinney do to address those problem areas from last year? First, he changed leadership at defensive coordinator. Then he brought in Will Heldt from Purdue to sure up Clemson’s issues at defensive end.

He then went and pulled Tom Allen from Penn State to run the defense. With T.J. Parker coming back as one of the top rush ends in the country, it appears, at least on paper, to be the perfect match in college football.

If you do not believe me, then check out the thread below from X after Clemson hired Allen.