CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 2025 college football season kicks off with a blockbuster weekend, and part of that is No. 4 Clemson hosting No. 9 LSU in a primetime clash on Saturday at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

A battle of top-10 programs is also a collision of identity, with both schools calling themselves Tigers and famously nicknaming their stadiums “Death Valley.”

That shared moniker adds a layer of rivalry intrigue to what is already one of the most anticipated openers in the country.

What: No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 9 LSU.

When: Saturday.

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET.

Where: Memorial Stadium | Clemson, S.C.

Channel: ABC.

A clash of philosophies

It’s been a few years since Clemson has been the perennial National Championship contender that it was in the late 2010s. The Tigers and head coach

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