The Clemson Insider · Jul 16, 2025
Herbstreit Says Clemson Is ‘Coming Back to the Party’
The preseason hype train continues to roll on for the Clemson football team.
The Tigers have generated a ton of buzz this summer, not only as a top contender to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff for the second straight season, but some are calling Dabo Swinney’s team a national title contender.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit is the latest addition to the hype train, saying that he believes the Tigers are primed to jump back into the nation’s elite in 2025.
“When I say make a jump, I think it’s Clemson kind of coming back to the party,” Herbstreit said on the Pat McAfee Show. “They’ve been away ever since Trevor Lawrence left.”