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    ESPN’s College GameDay reveals College Football Playoff predictions, Clemson makes cut for two

    By Alex Turri,

    2024-08-24

    Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve made it!

    Today is the day that college football is back and we could not be more excited to get this season started. While the Tigers don’t play today, multiple ACC teams suit up and prepare to prove what they’re capable of early in the season.

    With the start of the season, comes the return of ESPN’s College GameDay show. As they usually do to start the season, the crew made their predictions for the 2024 College Football Playoff. Two analysts had the Tigers making the cut, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard.

    Pat McAfee’s Picks :

    • Georgia
    • Ohio State
    • West Virginia
    • Virginia Tech (
    • Ole Miss
    • Oregon
    • Texas
    • Michigan
    • Florida State
    • Utah
    • Alabama
    • Boise State

    Kirk Herbstreit’s Picks :

    • Georgia
    • Ohio State
    • Clemson
    • Utah
    • Oregon
    • Texas
    • Missouri
    • Penn State
    • Notre Dame
    • Florida State
    • Michigan
    • Boise State

    Nick Saban’s Picks :

    • Georgia
    • Ohio State
    • Florida State
    • Utah
    • Texas
    • Oregon
    • Alabama
    • Ole Miss
    • Penn State
    • Notre Dame
    • LSU
    • Liberty

    Desmond Howard’s Picks :

    • Oregon
    • Georgia
    • Miami
    • Utah
    • Texas
    • Ole Miss
    • Ohio State
    • Michigan
    • Oklahoma
    • Clemson
    • Notre Dame
    • Liberty

    Clemson getting the nod from two analysts is not a bad look here considering how much doubt they’ve received heading into this season. The Tigers season opens Week 1 with a tough matchup against No. 1 Georgia.

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