CLEMSON — It’s official, the Clemson hype train has been derailed.
Coming into the season opener, the Tigers were ranked fourth in the AP Poll and one of the media darlings of the offseason. Multiple national analysts even picked this team to win the national title. On Saturday night, it appears that preseason praise was premature.
Ninth-ranked LSU came into Death Valley and handed Dabo Swinney’s team its third straight season-opening loss, and that vaunted offense that returned so much production, including a senior quarterback, managed just one touchdown and no points in the second half in a 17-10 loss.