Following Week 3 of the college football season, ESPN senior writer Heather Dinich gave her College Football Playoff takeaways.
In her article (subscription required), Dinich opined that “Clemson might be in the worst shape of any Power 5 contender.”
“Clemson has to play better, it needs the rest of the ACC to show a pulse, and it better hope another Power 5 contender stumbles along the way,” Dinich wrote.
Dinich believes that Ohio State, despite its loss to Oregon, is in a better spot than the Tigers right now because the Buckeyes will have games against ranked opponents to help make up for the loss, while the same can’t be said for Clemson.