Syracuse Football: 5 things you need to know about the Clemson Tigers

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tee Higgins #5 of the Clemson Tigers makes a catch against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

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Ahead of the Syracuse football contest vs the Clemson Tigers in Week 3. Here are the top 5 things you need to know about SU’s opponent before Saturday.

This is the game everyone has been talking about since the schedule was released several months ago. Syracuse football coming off of an amazing 10-3 year. While the Clemson Tigers won the National Championship in dominating fashion.

Although the Orange almost crashed the party with their near second straight victory over the Tigers in Death Valley, The Tigers survived and carried that momentum throughout 2018.

Some of the wind was understandably taken out of the sails after the Orange suffered a disappointing loss to the Maryland Terrapins in Week 2 (63-20).

While on the other side of the coin, the Tigers did what they were supposed to by dismantling both Georgia Tech and Texas A&M in the first two weeks of the season.

To get a better understanding of this Clemson team and what they bring to the table in 2019, we spoke with the Site Expert over at Rubbing the Rock Andrew Boardwine. They cover everything Clemson Tigers for the FanSided network.

Over the next few slides, you’ll learn about the five things you need to know about Clemson.

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