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The “talk season” is officially over and it’s time for the first full college football Saturday of 2024.

Entering Week 1, Clemson has the toughest draw of any team in the preseason Top 25 polls. The 14th-ranked Tigers will play No. 1 Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Kickoff is at noon ET on Saturday. The game will be televised nationally on ABC.

As of Friday morning, Georgia (according to FanDuel Sportsbook) was listed with a 12.5-point lead over Clemson, marking a slight shift in the Tigers’ favor.

For Clemson, this game could show just how wide the gulf is between a program that made six straight College Football Playoff appearances (from 2015-2020) and whether Dabo Swinney’s team can still be mentioned in the same breath as the top tier of college football programs.

ESPN’s Heather Dinich said this week that the game is a “barometer” to gauge where Clemson sits in the national landscape and the extent to which the narrative holds true about whether the Tigers (without using the transfer portal) can still fully compete in the modern era after a 9-4 season in 2023.

For Georgia, the Bulldogs enter the season with expectations that they won’t make it to the championship game. They’ve won two of the last three College Football Playoff titles and nearly made it three in a row last season before losing to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

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Georgia Bulldogs Players to Watch

• QB Carson Beck

  2023 Season: Started all 14 games and completed 302 passes in 417 attempts for 3,941 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions; also rushed 60 times for 116 net yards and four touchdowns. Ranked the No. 7 best player in college football for the 2024 season by ESPN.

• S Malaki Starks

  2023 Season: Started all 14 games at defensive back and made 52 tackles (31 solo) with three interceptions and seven pass breakups. Ranked the No. 10 best player in college football for the 2024 season by ESPN

• DE/LB Mykel Williams

  2023 Season: Played in 13 games with 10 starts as a defensive end, making 18 tackles (seven solo) with 6.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Ranked the 30th best player in college football for the 2024 season by ESPN.

Clemson Tigers Players to Watch

• QB Cade Klubnik

  2023 Season: Started all 13 games at quarterback, completed 290 passes in 454 attempts for 2,844 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions; also rushed 125 times for 182 yards and four touchdowns. Klubnik is entering his second full season as the Tigers’ starting quarterback under offensive coordinator Garrett Riley and was named to the 2024 preseason Maxwell Award Watch List.

• RB Phil Mafah

  2023 Season: Played in all 13 games and made five starts, rushing for 965 yards and 13 carries on 179 carries. He also caught 21 passes for 108 yards. Mafah was named to the 2024 preseason Maxwell Award Watch List.

• LB Barrett Carter

  2023 Season: Started 12 games at linebacker, making 62 tackles (37 solo) with 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception and six pass breakups. Ranked the 15th best player in college football for the 2024 season by ESPN.

• DT Peter Woods

  2023 Season: Played in 12 games as a true freshman, recording 26 tackles (13 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Ranked as the 50th best player in college football for the 2024 season by ESPN.

• WR Bryant Wesco

  A highly touted four-star recruit out of Texas, Wesco is entering his first season as a wide receiver. He was ranked the sixth-best receiver in the nation for the 2024 recruiting class by 247Sports. He had three catches for 26 yards in Clemson’s spring game. Wesco was named to ESPN’s Top 100 College Football Newcomers list for 2024.

Georgia Head Coach: Kirby Smart

• Enters ninth season as head coach of the Bulldogs

• Led Georgia to two consecutive national championships (2021, 2022)

• 3-time SEC Coach of the Year, 2017 National Coach of the Year

• Led the Bulldogs to two SEC championships (2017, 2022), six SEC East titles, three appearances in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game and four appearances in New Year’s Six bowl games.

• Career record of 94-16 in eight years as Georgia head coach

Clemson Head Coach: Dabo Swinney

• Entering his 17th season as head coach of the Tigers

• Led Clemson to two national championships (2016, 2018)

• 3-time Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award winner, 2-time ACC Coach of the Year, 2011 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, 2015 AP College Football Coach of the Year

• Led Tigers to eight ACC championships, including six in a row from 2015-2020, plus four appearances in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game and six playoff appearances overall. Also led Clemson to three appearances in the New Year’s Six (Orange Bowl) games (2011, 2013, 2022)

• Career record of 170-43 in 16 seasons as Clemson head coach

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Broadcast teams

• ABC: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)

• Clemson Radio: Don Munson (play-by-play), Tim Bourret (analyst), Reggie Merriweather (analyst)

• National Radio: Brett Dolan (play-by-play), Gino Torretta (analyst), Touchdown Radio Network

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