Clemson Climbs in National Outlet’s Preseason Top 25

Clemson has climbed into the top five of this national outlet’s latest preseason rankings.

This week, USA Today released its “too-early” college football Top 25 coming out of spring practice and the spring transfer portal window.

The Tigers slid up two spots to No. 5 in the updated rankings, after checking in at No. 7 in the way-too-early college football Top 25 that USA Today published in January following Ohio State’s victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Clemson (10-4, 7-1 ACC in 2024) is coming off its eighth ACC Championship in the last 10 seasons, as well as its first College Football Playoff appearance since the 2020 campaign and seventh all-time…