As Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney preaches all the time, any team can be beaten on any night if they are not locked in, focused and ready to play. We saw that in 2019 when a below-average UNC team nearly knocked off Clemson in Chapel Hill.
Once again, the schedule sets up favorable for Clemson in 2020. While the ACC will be much improved, the Tigers will still be favored in every game of the year. They have to go to Notre Dame for the first time in school history, but that game is not until early November, right about the time the Tigers have turned to their “Championship phase” of the season.