The first game of the year is always the hardest.
There are no preseason games to go off. Information is mostly limited to what comes from the mouths of coaches and players. Last year’s film can only tell you so much.
That said, there’s enough on paper to know what it’ll take for No. 4 Clemson to beat No. 9 LSU on Saturday night inside Memorial Stadium. It won’t be easy. The SEC Tigers have a ton of talent, even though a bevy of transfers and major changes at the line of scrimmage lessen the continuity.
Clemson has that in spades with one of the most experienced returning rosters in college football.