S andwiched 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, the Tigers make history.

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney will always love the Alabama Crimson Tide.  Swinney, after all, joined Alabama as a walk-on receiver in 1989 under former coach Bill Curry. He spent the next three years playing for Gene Stallings,

We were the first 15-0 team in the history of major college football — and I think we’re going to be the first 16-0 team. It’s a race to do that.” —Dabo Swinney to ESPN’s Chris Low Dabo Swinney has never shied away from bold claims,