No. 1 Georgia and No. 14 Clemson are two of the winningest teams in the College Football Playoff era, but one has been on an upward trajectory as the other has fallen short of the CFP the last four years. The two meet Saturday in the Aflac Kickoff Classic in Atlanta in an important game that may determine whether Clemson is a playoff-quality program.
This game is a rematch of the 2021 season opener when the two programs diverged near the top of the sport. Clemson fell 10-3 thanks a lack of explosive plays on offense and inconsistent performances at quarterback — problems that have plagued the program ever since. Georgia went on to win the first of its back-to-back national titles.
Clemson is an underdog in its season opener for the first time since 2014, a stretch that included Week 1 games against Georgia in 2021 and at Auburn in 2016. The Tigers lost in Week 1 to Georgia as an underdog in 2014. Only once has Dabo Swinney been a bigger underdog (+14.5 at Florida State in 2012) and the longtime Clemson coach is 12-1 against the spread as an underdog of five or more points. A Clemson win would be the program’s largest upset since 2004 at Miami (+16.5).
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 19:10:30
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