Clemson fans will see almost a whole new team with latest bowl game personnel update

Fansided | December 15, 2025

Clemson will be without 26 scholarship players vs. Penn State as Dabo Swinney outlines injuries, opt-outs, transfers and a next-man-up mindset.

Clemson football Head Coach Dabo Swinney speaks in a press conference before a Pinstipe Bowl practice in Clemson, S.C. Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. | Ken Ruinard / USA Today Co / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Clemson’s Pinstripe Bowl preparation comes with a reality every postseason contender now faces — only magnified.

Coach Dabo Swinney revealed Monday that 26 scholarship players will be unavailable when the Tigers face Penn State on Dec.