ESPN Writers Don’t Like Clemson’s Chances in CFP

The underdog role is one that Clemson hasn’t had to play often in the last decade, but the Tigers enter that territory with a matchup against Texas Saturday.

ESPN released its predictions for the entire College Football Playoff with 12 writers giving their opinion. Not a single one picked No. 12 Clemson to take down the No. 5 Longhorns. There’s some extra bulletin board material for Dabo Swinney.

The betting line has Texas at -12 as of Friday and that matches the predictions. Here’s the full list of scores, with some predicting a blowout.

Andrea Adelson\

Texas 28, Clemson 14

Kyle Bonagura

Texas 31, Clemson 21

Bill Connelly

Texas 35, Clemson 16

David Hale

Texas 45, Clemson 27

Eli Lederman

Texas 41, Clemson 31

Chris Low

Texas 31, Clemson 14

Max Olson

Texas 31, Clemson 20

Adam Rittenberg

Texas 24, Clemson 16

Mark Schlabach

Texas 24, Clemson 20

Jake Trotter

Texas 24, Clemson 12

Paolo Uggetti

Texas 27, Clemson 14

Dave Wilson

Texas 27, Clemson 17