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 […]
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will conclude with Monday night’s CFP National Championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. On Sunday, the CFP board of managers met in Atlanta to talk about potential playoff format changes. Per ESPN’s Heather Dinich, no major decisions came out of the meeting, though it’s still possible there […]
On SportsCenter, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, Heather Dinich and Roddy Jones weighed in on Saturday’s ACC Championship Game between Clemson (9-3) and SMU (11-1), what it means for the College Football Playoff. Of course, the Tigers got a shot to play for the ACC title thanks to Syracuse’s upset win over Miami this past Saturday – […]
After checking in at No. 23 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings on Nov. 5, Clemson (7-2, 6-1 ACC) moved up to No. 20 on Tuesday when the second CFP rankings of the 2024 season were unveiled. This week, ESPN’s Heather Dinich released her updated College Football Playoff “bubble watch” (subscription required) heading into […]
How do things stand in the 12-team College Football Playoff picture after Week 9 of the season, according to Heather Dinich? Dinich, ESPN’s foremost College Football Playoff insider, gave her weekly projection of the CFP selection committee’s top 12 if that ranking were released right now. Dinich’s updated projection (subscription required) has Clemson (6-1, 5-0 […]
ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider gave her latest prediction of the CFP selection committee’s top 12 if that ranking came out today. On Sunday, Heather Dinich updated where things stand in the 12-team CFP picture after Week 7 of the season. Following Clemson’s 49-14 win at Wake Forest, the Tigers (5-1, 4-0 ACC) are […]
How do things stand in the 12-team College Football Playoff picture after a chaotic Week 6 of the season, according to Heather Dinich? Dinich, ESPN’s foremost College Football Playoff insider, gave her updated prediction of the CFP selection committee’s top 12 if that ranking were released today. Following Clemson’s 29-13 win at Florida State, the […]
With September in the books, we’re one month closer to the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, and some playoff contenders have positioned themselves better than others after the first month of the 2024 season. Clemson is one of those teams in a good spot as things stand now in the playoff hunt entering Week 6, […]
How do things stand in the 12-team College Football Playoff picture after Week 5 of the season, according to Heather Dinich? Dinich, ESPN’s foremost College Football Playoff insider, gave her latest projection of the CFP selection committee’s top 12 if that ranking were released today. Dinich’s updated projection (subscription required) has Clemson (3-1, 2-0 ACC) […]
This week, ESPN’s Heather Dinich released her updated predictions for this year’s College Football Playoff (subscription required) heading into Week 4 of the season. Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider, gave her latest projections for the 12-team CFP field and eight teams on the bubble. After Clemson’s 34-3 season-opening loss to Georgia, Dinich didn’t […]