After missing the College Football Playoff three straight years from 2021-23, Clemson made the inaugural 12-team CFP last season, and the Tigers are hoping to get back there again in 2025. But what is the biggest hurdle that Clemson must clear as a contender for the 12-team playoff? Heather Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff […]
CBS Sports took a look at the whole 2025 college football schedule and picked one game from each week that will play a role in the College Football Playoff race. Clemson’s matchup against SMU at Death Valley on Saturday, Oct. 18, was pegged as Week 8’s most important game in shaping the 12-team playoff race. […]
College Football Playoff that culminated with No. 8 seed Ohio State’s 34-23 victory over No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Jan. 20. With the inaugural 12-team playoff in the books, people have begun to reflect on and assess how the new playoff format panned out this past season. Among those […]
Rece Davis, the host of ESPN’s College GameDay show, recently joined The Press Box podcast and discussed the inaugural year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Davis weighed in on what worked and what didn’t work in year one of the 12-team format. As far as the latter is concerned, Davis believes the seeding should […]
Ahead of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, which is set to kick off this weekend, ESPN ranked the top 50 players among the teams in the playoff. The list features five Clemson players, led by sophomore defensive end T.J. Parker at No. 17 overall. “The sophomore defensive end made a huge impact along the […]
A national outlet recently stacked up the 25 “most impactful players” in this year’s 12-team College Football Playoff field. Among those players in that CBS Sports ranking are three who will be featured in the CFP First Round Game between 12th-seeded Clemson (10-3) and No. 5 seed Texas (11-2) on Saturday, Dec. 21. That includes […]
ESPN analyst Sam Acho gave his bracket picks heading into the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, and he went out on a limb with his prediction for the eventual national champion. Acho, the former Texas and NFL linebacker, unveiled his bracket that features a big surprise to many – Clemson winning the natty. “They’ve gotten […]
The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings for this season have been released heading into conference championship weekend. On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s second to last CFP Top 25 rankings of the 2024 campaign were unveiled. Clemson (9-3, 7-1 ACC) dropped down to No. 17 in the latest CFP rankings reveal. Prior […]
The second set of College Football Playoff rankings in the 12-team playoff era have been released. On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s latest CFP Top 25 rankings of the 2024 season were unveiled. Clemson (7-2, 6-1 ACC) moved up to No. 20 in the second CFP rankings reveal of 2024. The Tigers […]
The first rankings of the 12-team College Football Playoff era have been released. On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s first CFP Top 25 rankings of the 2024 season were unveiled. Clemson (6-2, 5-1 ACC) checked in at No. 23 in the initial CFP rankings reveal of 2024. Tonight marked the first of […]