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Everything that could go wrong for Clemson in the Bronx

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Clemson enters the Pinstripe Bowl favored, but history, matchup issues and margin-for-error football could turn New York into a nightmare.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney during the Pinstipe Bowl practice in Clemson, S.C. Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. | Ken Ruinard / USA Today Co / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Clemson doesn’t arrive in New York lacking motivation — but the margin for error in the Pinstripe Bowl is razor-thin. Against a physical, desperate opponent and on a field that rarely forgives mistakes, several paths exist for this game to tilt the wrong way for the Tigers.