The excitement for Clemson’s 2025 college football season is gaining in strength, and fans know the Tigers’ roster is talented and experienced. It’s also expensive.
Clemson is tied with Illinois for the most returning starters in the country in 2025 with 16 (17 if you count kicker Nolan Hauser), and the Tigers are fortunate that so many starters elected to remain with the program and not look elsewhere in the age of what amounts to college free agency and the transfer portal.
Clemson general manager Jordan Sorrells, on a recent “Two Right Turns” podcast with football SID Ross Taylor, said the retention of that talent shows how Clemson – from the administration to the fans – supports the program.