Clemson remains the team to beat in the ACC. Not that everything's in sync for Dabo Swinney and the Tigers, who still have to settle on a starting quarterback and overcome the loss of both coordinators to Power Five openings.
For the first time in several years, the question is being asked: Is Clemson good enough to reach the College Football Playoff?
And there are several teams in the conference capable of keeping the ACC championship out of Clemson's hands for the second year in a row. Two of those threats, North Carolina State and Wake Forest, come from within the Tigers' division.