Clemson ranked 8th in USA Today Preseason Poll

Clemson is ranked eighth in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.  It is the highest preseason ranking for the Clemson football program since 1988 when Clemson was fourth in the preseason polls. Clemson is the highest ranked ACC team in the preseason poll.  This is the eighth time Clemson has been ranked in the top 10 of at least one preseason poll.  Clemson will open the season against fifth ranked Georgia at Death Valley.  It will be the first time Clemson has opened a season at home against a top five ranked team.  With Clemson’s number-eight ranking in the preseason of the USA Today poll, the Clemson vs. Georgia game will be the first opener in Clemson history in which both teams are ranked in the top 10.