Clemson was one of the last two teams standing to end the 2019 season and was one of the first to christen the 2020 follow-up, with the two seasons separated by barely six weeks — from the Jan. 13 loss to LSU that snapped the Tigers' 29-game winning streak to the Feb. 25 practice that kicked off spring drills.
As teams across the country get restarted this month, Clemson stands in the select group realistically capable of running the table, which would be the program's third national championship under Dabo Swinney.
There's some intrigue in that chase.