The Clemson football team will open the 2019 season as the No. 1 ranked team in the country at least in one of the two major polls.
The Tigers debuted at No. 1 in Thursday’s Amway Coaches Poll, which was released by USA TODAY. It marked the first time in the program’s history it will open a college football season as the top-ranked team in at least one of the two major polls.
The other poll, the Associated Press, will release its top 25 preseason poll on Aug. 19.
If the coaches’ poll is any indication, Clemson is likely to be the writers’ top choice when the AP Poll debuts as well.