--- title: "Clemson vs FSU Preview: Passing Game Keys, + Death Valley Film Review" description: Our Clemson Tigers vs. Florida State Seminoles football preview for CFB Week 9 is right here image: https://clemsonkickoff.com/hubfs/1clemson-fsu-preview-THUMB-tigers-football-2026.png --- [Skip to content](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemson-vs-fsu-preview-passing-game-keys-death-valley-film-review#main-content) [![Death Valley Intro Outline 2](https://clemsonkickoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Death%20Valley%20Intro%20Outline%202.png?width=600&height=209&name=Death%20Valley%20Intro%20Outline%202.png)](https://clemsonkickoff.com/) - [Recent Episodes](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/reign-supreme-alway-podcast) - [Tiger Trends](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/tiger-trends) - [Get Alerts](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news-alerts-clemson-sports) - [Podcast](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/reign-supreme-alway-sports-in-clemson-240902) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Recent Episodes](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/reign-supreme-alway-podcast) - [Tiger Trends](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/tag/tiger-trends) - [Get Alerts](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news-alerts-clemson-sports) - [Podcast](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/reign-supreme-alway-sports-in-clemson-240902) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/clemsonkickoff) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/clemsonkickoff) # What time is Clemson kickoff?  **• Clemson at Syracuse, Saturday, Nov. 7, noon, ESPN2 • Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday, Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m., CW • Clemson at Duke, Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., ESPN** November 5, 2026 | 10:03 PM # Clemson vs FSU Preview: Passing Game Keys, + Death Valley Film Review [Staff Report](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/author/staff-report) Share: [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemson-vs-fsu-preview-passing-game-keys-death-valley-film-review) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemson-vs-fsu-preview-passing-game-keys-death-valley-film-review) [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemson-vs-fsu-preview-passing-game-keys-death-valley-film-review) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemson-vs-fsu-preview-passing-game-keys-death-valley-film-review) Hey college football fans, our Clemson Tigers vs. Florida State Seminoles football preview is right here (a little late in the night but better than never) – we get into whether or not the Clemson passing game scheme and air attack strategy can match up with Florida State’s; hint, it might rely on big success from the Tigers’ defensive effort, particularly the secondary as well as the pass rush. And thanks to guest Will Dingle, who you might know as @DeathValleyFR here on YouTube, we’ve got a little bit of ACC football All-22 film study and game plan analysis. We’re really grateful to have Will’s film breakdown as a guest feature and are confident you’ll enjoy it! Dive into this ACC college football matchup preview and game breakdown as many Tigers fans are wondering how Clemson can attack the FSU secondary in the passing game on Saturday night in Tallahassee. 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