Clemson football has quietly put together one of the most productive offseasons in the country — and ESPN has taken notice. In a new set of rankings evaluating offseason performance across the Power 4 conferences,

The College Football Playoff will have a straight-seeding format for 2025. Here's how Clemson's path would have changed if it was adopted last year.

The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, announcing Thursday that it will place teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions.