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What are the Tigers playing for? Not much

Related Topics: College Football Playoff

CLEMSON — Clemson opened the 2025 season ranked No. 4 by the Associated Press. The expectations for the Tigers were to be playing for a national championship come late December and early January.

Eight weeks into the season, Clemson finds itself out of the College Football Playoff race, as well as repeating as ACC Champions. At 3-4, including a 2-3 record in the ACC, the only thing the Tigers have to play for is pride and to finish out the season in the best position possible.

“We just have to focus on going back to work, watching the tape and see what we have to do better fundamentally, technically, play call, if there are any personnel stuff…that is just what you do.