One team in college football that’s going to be fascinating to watch in 2022 is Clemson.
The Tigers took a step back in 2021 and weren’t in the ACC Championship Game for the first time since 2014. They had won six ACC Championships in a row before Pittsburgh took down Wake Forest this past season.
Clemon had its first three-loss season since 2014 this past season but was still able to finish the season with double-digit wins. That’s a “down” season for the Tigers after winning two National Championships in a five-year span.
Brad Crawford of 247Sports thinks Clemson will reach double-digit wins again, though he doesn’t like the program’s chances of getting to the College Football Playoff.
“With 10 regular-season wins, Dabo Swinney and the Tigers will get to the New Year’s Six this season,” Crawford wrote. “And they’ll have to be satisfied with that since projecting a College Football Playoff berth at this point is too far-fetched for a team replacing both long-time coordinators and must endure Wake Forest, NC State, Miami, and a trip to Notre Dame.”
“All of those opponents should be nationally ranked at the time of the game. Unlike other years in which the ACC is the butt of bad schedule jokes, the Tigers will have earned it this season if they’re able to conquer that slate with only one tick in the loss column heading into conference championship weekend.”
Clemson lost offensive coordinator Tony Elliott to Virginia, plus defensive coordinator Brent Venables to Oklahoma. They were replaced by Brandon Streeter and Wes Goodwin respectively.
We’ll have to see if Swinney can get the Tigers back to being CFP contenders next season. History is on his side.
You can view 247Sports’ full predictions here.
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