The Latest Breaking News from Clemson

CFP Committee Explains Why SMU Beat Out Alabama for Final Spot

Warde Manuel gave the committee's reasoning for putting the Mustangs in the field over the Crimson Tide.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2024

CFP Selection Committee Gets It Right With SMU Over Alabama

The exclusion of a fourth SEC program from the first 12-team field could cause consternation from commissioner Greg Sankey and his control over the format in 2027.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2024

Clemson Players Had Awesome Reaction to SMU Making College Football Playoff

SMU will play Penn State in the first round.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2024

AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU

Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press college football poll

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

College Football Playoff Expands To 12 Teams

Learn about the newly expanded 12-team college football playoff and its impact on determining the national champion.

Top News · Dec 8, 2024

12-team College Football Playoff bracket offers a new, imperfect way of picking a national champion

Over the decades, no sport has had more issues figuring out its national champion than major college football

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

Projected College Football Playoff Seeding and Bracket After Conference Championships

The ACC title game will cause discussion for the selection committee on whether to rank SMU above idle Alabama.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2024

Clemson’s Walk-Off Win Over SMU Should Give ACC Multiple CFP Bids

The Mustangs rallied in the second half to prove their playoff mettle, only falling on a last-second, career-long field goal by Tigers freshman Nolan Hauser.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2024

Clemson kicks field goal as time expires to upend SMU in ACC Championship Game

Clemson survives SMU's charge to win ACC Championship

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2024

ACC championship game: Players to know, predictions and more

The most consequential conference championship game kicks off in Charlotte on Saturday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 7, 2024