Sandwiched among other contenders in the preseason coaches poll, Clemson is aims for a second consecutive ACC Championship and College Football Playoff bid during the 2025 season. And if Dabo Swinney's early prediction comes to fruition for his veteran-laden team,

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has not quite been able to consistently replicate the huge success he and his program had late in the 2010s, but that has not dented his confidence one bit.

C LEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik delights in the fact that he can stroll through the Tigers' grandiose Allen N. Reeves football complex and reel off the names of people he encounters as naturally as he finds open receivers.