Clemson Bowl Projections point north ahead of rivalry game

With bowl eligibility secured for the 21st straight season, Clemson is being projected to new destinations like the Sun, Fenway and Gasparilla Bowls as the Palmetto Bowl looms.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney with media after the game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, November 22, 2025. | Ken Ruinard / USA Today Co Inc SC / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesClemson took care of Furman. Now the fun part starts: trying to figure out where the Tigers are headed next.

Saturday’s 45–10 win locked in bowl eligibility for the 21st straight season, and national analysts are already split on where Clemson will spend the end of December — with a clear early theme: pack a coat, or at least…