--- title: "Clemson's preseason ranking: what could undo the Tigers' high expectations in 2025?" description: Clemson football's getting high preseason rankings entering the 2025 season, but what problems from last year need to be fixed? image: https://clemsonkickoff.com/hubfs/Clemson-football-cold-water-Tigers-2025-preview-THUMB.png --- [Skip to content](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-preseason-ranking-what-could-undo-the-tigers-high-expectations-in-2025#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?  **• Charleston So. at Clemson, Saturday, Oct. 17, Noon, ACCN • Virginia Tech at Clemson, Saturday, Oct. 24, TBD • Clemson at Florida St., Saturday, Oct. 31, TBD** August 6, 2025 | 6:26 PM # Clemson's preseason ranking: what could undo the Tigers' high expectations in 2025? [Staff Report](https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/author/staff-report) Share: [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-preseason-ranking-what-could-undo-the-tigers-high-expectations-in-2025) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-preseason-ranking-what-could-undo-the-tigers-high-expectations-in-2025) [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-preseason-ranking-what-could-undo-the-tigers-high-expectations-in-2025) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://clemsonkickoff.com/news/clemsons-preseason-ranking-what-could-undo-the-tigers-high-expectations-in-2025) All right, college sports fans -- Clemson's a popular preseason pick and highly ranked, but the few critics out there aren't wrong when they point out that the Tigers' returning players had some significant problems last year. From Cade Klubnik's consistency, to the running game's capability, to the defensive front's ability to fit gaps, to the safeties' ability to defend deep, to the special teams units (except Nolan Hauser) -- and pretty much everybody in between -- we'll cover what Clemson needs to work on if the postseason ranking will look as good as it does now. For extra preseason content, read our blog at ClemsonKickoff.com. Plus don't miss our preseason position-by-position episodes previewing each group for the 2025 season and outlining the best all-time to line up at each spot for Clemson football. We're glad you found us! 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