After suffering their third loss in four games, it’s grown increasingly clear that the Clemson Tigers will not be competing for a College Football Playoff spot.

On Saturday, the Syracuse Orange shocked Clemson, pulling off an improbable 34-21 victory as a 16.5-point underdog.

Clemson has more rain delays than they do victories in their 2025 football campaign, and it’s certainly time to examine how a once-prominent college football program has suffered such a fall from grace.

The Tigers were 10-4 last season, including a 7-1 record in the ACC. They were able to bring home their conference-leading 22nd ACC Championship title after upsetting SMU as a 2.5-point underdog. This championship win gave the Tigers a berth in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, where they were promptl

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