Don’t let the No. 6 ranking fool you—Clemson might just be holding the golden ticket in this year’s national title race.
FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt isn’t mincing words: Dabo Swinney’s Tigers are firmly in the championship conversation, and the days of college football’s exclusive elite are officially over.
“If you were ranked sixth in the preseason poll in 2018, you had no chance,” Klatt said during an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. “This year, the sixth-ranked team—Clemson—has a great chance to win the national championship.”
It’s a statement that reflects not only how far Clemson has come, but how much the sport itself has changed.