Dabo Swinney's dynasty at Clemson has been on life support for some time now . The Tigers spiked a bit last season when they won the ACC again and returned to the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2020.

Turns out 2024 was just a blip on the radar. It might be the closest that Clemson gets to a national title for the remainder of Swinney's tenure.

Clemson dropped to 1-2 and hit a new low amid an abysmal start to the 2025 season by losing 24-21 to unranked Georgia Tech Saturday. It was the Tigers' eighth loss against a ranked opponent since 2021. Clemson lost just twice to opponents outside the top 25 from 2012-20.

It's a far cry from the Clemson program that could hardly fathom two losses at all -- let alone in the regular season -- while it ran the ACC and hove

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