Bear in mind when Alabama-Clemson III was thought of a foregone conclusion? Properly, that conclusion -- for now -- is gone as Clemson on Friday turned the second prime 4 workforces in two weeks to endure a serious upset. The No. 2 Tigers misplaced at Syracuse, 27-24, to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Make no mistake, this is a nasty loss. It is not as dangerous because the one Oklahoma took a final week to Iowa State, nevertheless, it is still fairly dangerous.
The distinction is that Clemson has a greater probability of overcoming this loss than the Sooners do theirs. The Tigers have already got three high-quality wins beneath their belt, two of which got here on the street. In addition they produce other ranked opponents forward of them on the schedule.
Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant left the sport with a concussion within the first half. The Tigers have a bye week developing for him to hopefully heal and proper the ship. Coach Dabo Swinney has earned the good thing about any doubt, and Clemson has regarded too good to this point to write down them off fully.
This loss will damage, however for now, I'm retaining Clemson within the projected prime 4 of the College Football Playoff.
As for Alabama-Clemson III, that is now a projected Sugar Bowl semifinal with the Crimson Tide as the highest seed and the Tigers as No. four. The Rose Bowl turns into an all-Large Ten affair between No. 2 Ohio State and No. three Penn State.
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