The rhetoric right now is Clemson has not played anyone and it will not throughout the course of the year. This argument is true. However, is it Clemson’s fault?
Like it has done every year since 2008, Clemson has played an out of conference Power 5 opponent early in the season and then has its annual rivalry game with South Carolina at the end of the year.
Since 2008, Clemson has played Alabama and Auburn on a neutral site, TCU, a home-and-home series with Auburn twice, a home-and-home series with Georgia, Notre Dame and a home-and-home with Texas A&M.