The 2016 Clemson football team was projected to play in the College Football Playoff and make it to the National Championship game in January.
SB Nation writer Jason Kirk unveiled his full projections for the 2016 bowl season and the College Football Playoff.
Here is his projections for the College Football Playoff starting on December 31st.
Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson vs No. 3 Michigan
Peach Bowl: No. 1 LSU vs No. 4 TCU
Out of those two games, he has Clemson football and LSU advancing to the National Championship in Tampa Bay on January 9th.