What time is Clemson kickoff?

All right, college sports fans -- the Clemson offense has gotten more things right this year than the defense as the Tigers have struggled to a 3-4 record, but there's a lot of work to be done nonetheless. Adam Randall's dedication hasn't been enough to establish a running game behind a problematic offensive line that's taken a step back this season. Christopher Vizzina's potential wasn't enough to improve on Cade Klubnik's issues in the passing game. And the receivers can't quite shake the drops. We get into a few things that have been plaguing assistant coaches Garrett Riley, Matt Luke and CJ Spiller during the Tigers' first seven games. For extra content, see our Tiger Trends blog at the top of this page. We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to watch on YouTube.com/ClemsonKickoff so you can share your reactions in the comments, and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans, this one’s for those of you who follow Clemson football closely: We want to know during this bye week if you think Dabo Swinney’s culture has become broken.

There’s a lot of message board talk and social media buzz, not all of it, but I’m seeing more and more fans and alumni saying that they want a completely fresh start for the Clemson football program. Wipe the slate clean. Some of them even say Swinney should go. Most don’t believe that, but there's seemingly been at least a dozen posts to that effect.

So: Tell us what you think. We’ve got a poll up on Twitter, it's embedded above or you can go to our page directly at X.com/ClemsonKickoff. What we want to know first is a "Yes" or "No" to tell us if you think the Tigers’ famed culture is broken. Clemson sits at 3-4 in its second bye week of the season, and sits below .500 in ACC play at 2-3. Look, it’s possible to have a bad season without a broken culture, which is why we want to know first and foremost, simply put, do you think the culture under head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff is broken? Or is the culture good?

We had a good exchange on Twitter with a fan who said the question opens up thoughts about different aspects, and his observations were really good. And, hey, it's a matter of each individual fan's line in the sand between a broken culture or a healthy one, and their gut reaction to that. So here's another way to look at the question: Clemson's culture once was lauded as being a key factor in winning national championships and making six straight four-team playoffs. Does its culture today get in the way of winning?

Second, for those of you who think about it and answer "Yes," because you think Clemson's culture has become broken, tell us your thoughts of what needs to change, to fix it. What repairs does it need? Give us your thoughts on that, so that’s X.com/ClemsonKickoff to take our Twitter poll and to reply with a comment about the changes you see fit. We've embedded the original question above to make that easy for you. We always want to know your thoughts and we have gotten some great comments on YouTube lately in Season 4 of our Reign Supreme Alway podcast, so be sure to check those out sometime as well. During this bye week, be sure that you get over to Twitter to have a shot at in this poll about the Clemson football culture. 

Clemson football's 2025 homecoming game Nov. 1 against Duke will kick off at noon, the ACC announced Monday morning.

TV viewers can find the game on the ACC Network.

Clemson enters the game at 3-4 (2-3 ACC) with questions about the health of its starting quarterback, Cade Klubnik. He missed Saturday's game against SMU and Christopher Vizzina started in his place.

The Tigers have lost five straight home games to Power Four competition, meaning schools from the ACC, SEC, Big Ten or Big 12. Three of their next four games are at home, including Duke as the homecoming opponent and Florida State the following week. Clemson is off this week.

Duke enters the game at 4-3 (3-1), having just lost to Georgia Tech. Starting quarterback Darien Mensah, a transfer portal acquisition, has averaged more than 300 yards per game with 17 touchdowns against two interceptions.

All right, college sports fans -- Despite solid stats from QB Christopher Vizzina in his first start, Clemson lost 35-24 to SMU and is in the bottom half of the ACC standings. Dabo Swinney has a lot to take stock of, and we start our analysis from afar with a look at the troubles that have plagued Tom Allen's defense all season long. We also look at longer trends of recent season to try to figure out what's going wrong, and what seems evident to us is that there's a big disconnect between the coaches and players. In this episode, we start to dive into where Clemson might try to make progress as it enters the second bye week of the 2025 season. We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to watch on YouTube.com/ClemsonKickoff so you can share your reactions in the comments, and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!