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The Clemson Tigers had an up-and-down 2024 college football season yet still found the kind of success that most programs can only dream of achieving.
They won 10 games, reaching the double-digit mark for the 13th time in the last 14 years, and won the ACC championship, defeating the SMU Mustangs. That earned them a spot in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns, 38-24.
Clemson needed some help to get into the conference title game, as the Miami Hurricanes’ loss to the Syracuse Orange in the final week of the regular season punched their ticket and they took full advantage.
Heading into the 2025 campaign, the Tigers look like they are going to be contending for another ACC title with one of the most talented rosters in college football.
Star quarterback Cade Klubnik is back for his fourth season and his top three receivers from 2024, Antonio Williams, Bryant Wesco Jr. and T.J. Moore, are all back.
On the defensive side of the ball, Clemson has a new leader with Tom Allen, formerly of the Penn State Nittany Lions, taking over as defensive coordinator from Wes Goodwin.
He is inheriting an incredibly talented group, headlined by defensive end T.J. Parker, who could be in the mix as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Fellow defensive linemen DeMonte Capehart and Peter Woods are also returning, with Will Heldt joining the mix as a transfer from the Purdue Boilermakers.
Linebacker Sammy Brown, who was an immediate contributor as a freshman and forced his way into the starting lineup, is back for Year 2 as well.
This is a team that many people will be keeping an eye on in 2025 as they look to be legitimate championship contenders.
To live up to those expectations, the returning players will have to exact some revenge on a team that defeated them this past fall — the Louisville Cardinals.
