This week, a national analyst unveiled his preseason top 25 rankings for the 2023 college football campaign.
On The Joel Klatt Show, the lead FOX Sports college football analyst gave his top 25 teams heading into the season.
Klatt has Clemson at No. 9, right behind Southern Cal at No. 8 and just in front of ACC foe Florida State, which came in at No. 10 in Klatt’s top 25.
Klatt explained why he’s high on the Tigers and has them ranked where he does.
“Here’s the reasons why I love Clemson — Clemson has a quarterback that I believed in a year ago and probably should’ve started more games,
let’s face it,” Klatt said. “DJ Uiagalelei was struggling and it should’ve been Cade Klubnik that came in, and I understand that he struggled in that bowl game against Tennessee.
But let’s be honest, bowl games that aren’t in the CFP, there’s not a lot of credence to me in those games.
They’re so far removed from what bowl games used to be, it’s hard for me to evaluate what went on in the Orange Bowl.
1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama 5. Penn State
6. Washington 7. LSU 8. Southern Cal 9. Clemson 10. Florida State 11. Utah
12. Tennessee 13. Oregon 14. Texas 15. Oregon State 16. Oklahoma 17. Kansas State
18. Notre Dame 19. TCU 20. Ole Miss 21. North Carolina 22. Iowa
They’re so far removed from what bowl games used to be, it’s hard for me to evaluate what went on in the Orange Bowl.