Analyst Mark Schlabach placed the Tigers as the No. 2 overall seed in his early College Football Playoff forecast, mapping out a path that takes Clemson through 16 games and into the national championship.

Clemson has won double-digit games in thirteen of the past fourteen seasons – and, in the one they didn’t, they won nine. ESPN’s Joe Fortenbaugh now fully expects them to make that fourteen of fifteen this fall with a win total for the Tigers that he thinks should be higher than it is.

Joel Klatt's prediction has the Tigers getting revenge on a CFP opponent from last year on their way to a third title under Dabo Swinney.

Clemson tight end Ian Schieffelin releases statement after having DUI charge dismissed and getting suspended for LSU football game

USA TODAY Sports' college football expert believes Cade Klubnik and Clemson will go this far in the 2025 College Football Playoff.

After a string of high-profile misses, the Clemson Tigers have seen its 2026 recruiting class begin to fall in the national rankings.