Clemson Football: Elite coaching meets elite talent

There is no doubt that we are living in the greatest decade that Clemson football has ever seen. Even those that have watched the school and program grow for 50 plus years are amazed at where this program is.

As Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has pointed out several times, despite all of the program’s success under his watch, he still has never had a top recruiting class in any cycle. We all know Clemson develops talent at a better rate than any other program in the country, so having to worry about elite classes has not been something to worry about.

Of the Top 50 recruits ever, Clemson has signed five of them. Of those five, three of them will be on the 2020 Clemson football roster –…