ATLANTA — Who had Clemson starting the season 1-2 on their bingo card?
After the last-second 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Tigers now find themselves sitting in that exact spot.
After a preseason littered with lofty expectations, which included some national analysts picking Clemson to win it all, the loss to the Yellow Jackets was not only stunning but sombering. The last time a Dabo Swinney-coached team dropped two of its first three games of the season was a decade ago, the first year of the College Football Playoff.
“Preseason expectations are just that, it doesn’t matter,” Swinney said.