The climb back up the mountain has been tough. Is the pinnacle in sight? Not yet, but progress is being made.
Heading into the 2020 season's College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, the Tigers were still one of the kings of the college football world. The loss to LSU the year before had soured some on Clemson, but the only regular season loss in 2020 was the 47-40 thriller at Notre Dame in a game in which starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence didn’t play.
But Ohio St. ran roughshod over the Tigers that night, rolling up 639 yards of total offense on the way to a 49-28 victory.