SAN JOSE, Calif. – It has not been the easiest road for Clemson this season, but through the adversity the Tigers prevailed and came out with an undefeated regular season for only fifth time in school history.
Wins against Pitt in the ACC Championship game and Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal led the them to a date with No. 1 Alabama in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday.
Just four games into the season Clemson was hit with a major team shakeup when former Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant, who led the Tigers to their third consecutive College Football Playoff appearance last year, announced he was transferring after Trevor Lawrence named the starter for the Tigers’ Sept.