College GameDay heading to ACC-SEC showdown for Week 1 location

ESPN’s College GameDay revealed its’ location for Week 1 of the college football season. They will be heading to Tiger Stadium to see the Clemson Tigers play the LSU Tigers. More: Notre Dame, USC restarting talks about reviving legendary football rivalry More: Missouri football star Ahmad Hardy in stable condition after concert shooting It’s a matchup between two of the most disappointing teams from the past season.

On Lee Corso’s last appearance on College GameDay, he picked the LSU Tigers to win the national championship against Clemson, but both of them fell extremely short of expectations. The LSU Tigers won this matchup last season, defeating Clemson 17-10 in a matchup of top-10 teams. Clemson Tigers: A Once Mighty Program The Clemson Tigers weren’t able to capitalize on a weak ACC, going just 7-6 and 4-4 in conference.

They didn’t even win their bowl game, losing to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl. It was the first time since 2010 that the Tigers didn’t earn nine or more wins in the Dabo Swinney era, so the pressure is on him to right the ship in 2026. He parted ways with offensive coordinator Garrett Riley after the season, bringing back Chad Morris.

More: Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s son commits to this Big Ten school Clemson made some major moves in the transfer portal over the offseason, something not very common in the Swinney era. They brought in transfers such as RB Chris Johnson Jr. (SMU), DE London Merritt (Colorado) and CB Elliot Washington II (Penn State).