Following a bye week, the Clemson Tigers are back at it this Saturday when they host the Louisville Cardinals in Death Valley. The Tigers have won their last six games to improve to 6-1 overall. Clemson is ranked No. 8 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Louisville is 5-3 and unranked, but the Cardinals’ three losses were to No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 20 SMU and the No. 5 Miami Hurricanes. Those three programs are a combined 22-2 this season. Jeff Brohm’s team is coming off a 31-27 win at Boston College last Friday night.
Clemson is the favorite entering this matchup, but Dabo Swinney said this week that Louisville would be the toughest team his Tigers have faced since the Georgia Bulldogs in Week 1.
“They can score points on anybody and really, really do a great job of putting pressure on you offensively to have to match them,” Swinney said. “They move the ball on everyone. To me, this is certainly the most complete and best offense we’ve seen since Georgia.
Clemson football vs Louisville predictions
On Thursday, the six-member panel of Dan Wolken, Paul Myerberg, Eddie Timanus, Scooby Axson, Jordan Mendoza and Erick Smith all predicted the Tigers to win Saturday’s game against Louisville in the group’s weekly Top 25 college football predictions, released Thursday.
It’s easy to see why Clemson is the favorite. Cade Klubnik is playing his best football to date, having thrown for 1,836 yards and 20 touchdown passes to three interceptions. The Tigers’ receiving corps has stepped up this season as well.
Sophomore Antonio Williams leads the team with 393 receiving yards on 28 catches and has eight catches for 20 yards or more. Williams and tight end Jake Briningstool are virtually tied for the team-lead in catches while freshmen like Bryant Wesco (11 catches, 262 yards) and T.J. Moore (16 catches, 268 yards) have also stepped up.
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Kickoff for Saturday’s game Clemson-Louisville game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on ESPN.
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