Where Clemson Stands in Dinich’s Updated CFP Top 12 Projection

How do things stand in the 12-team College Football Playoff picture after Week 5 of the season, according to Heather Dinich? Dinich, ESPN’s foremost College Football Playoff insider, gave her latest projection of the CFP selection committee’s top 12 if that ranking were released today. Dinich’s updated projection (subscription required) has Clemson (3-1, 2-0 ACC) […]

Where Clemson Stands in Dinich’s CFP Week 4 ‘Bubble Watch’

This week, ESPN’s Heather Dinich released her updated predictions for this year’s College Football Playoff (subscription required) heading into Week 4 of the season. Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider, gave her latest projections for the 12-team CFP field and eight teams on the bubble. After Clemson’s 34-3 season-opening loss to Georgia, Dinich didn’t […]

Where Is Clemson in Heather Dinich’s Latest Playoff Predictions?

This week, ESPN’s Heather Dinich released her updated predictions for this year’s College Football Playoff (subscription required) heading into Week 3 of the season. Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider, gave her latest projections for the 12-team CFP field and eight teams on the bubble. After the lopsided season-opening loss to Georgia, Dinich didn’t […]

Has the Game Passed Swinney By? ESPN’s Dinich Gives Her Take

Has the game passed Dabo Swinney by? That was a topic of discussion Monday morning on ESPN’s Get Up show.  Among the analysts who weighed in on the question is Heather Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff Insider. Dinich was asked by Get Up host Mike Greenberg for her take on whether the game has “quite literally […]

Clemson Fans Won’t Like Heather Dinich’s Preseason CFP Predictions

This week, ESPN released its preseason predictions for this year’s College Football Playoff (subscription required). Heather Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider, gave her prediction for the 12-team CFP field and eight teams on the bubble. Clemson fans won’t like Dinich’s “CFP Bubble Watch,” as she has the Tigers as one of the eight teams […]

Analyst, Former Tiger Fires Back at Dinich for Clemson Criticism

ESPN’s Heather Dinich was critical of Clemson in a segment on the network’s Get Up show Tuesday morning, and her comments certainly got Eric Mac Lain fired up. The former Clemson standout offensive lineman and current ACC Network analyst joined “Out of Bounds” with William Qualkinbush on The Roar WCCP FM on Tuesday afternoon to […]

ESPN’s Dinich Blasts ‘Most Overrated’ Team Clemson

The preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released on Monday, and like it does each year, it has once again generated plenty of reaction and buzz ahead of the upcoming college football season. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Get Up show featured a segment with Paul Finebaum and Heather Dinich giving their opinions and commentary on the […]

ESPN’s Dinich says CFB Fans Will ‘Love’ 12-Team Playoff

The four-team College Football Playoff era is behind us, and the 12-team playoff is set to begin in the upcoming season. Ahead of the inaugural season of the expanded playoff field, Heather Dinich, ESPN’s lead College Football Playoff insider, joined Jimmy Hyams of 99.1 The Sports Animal and shared some thoughts on the 12-team playoff. […]

ESPN’s Dinich on Clemson’s Path to CFP, How It Can Impress Committee

After missing the four-team playoff in each of the last three seasons, Clemson is looking to make the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff in the upcoming 2024 campaign. So, how can the Tigers make that happen and reach the CFP next season? Heather Dinich, ESPN’s foremost CFP insider, recently broke down a possible path to […]

Are Clemson’s CFP Hopes Dashed? ESPN’s Dinich Weighs In

Clemson came into the 2023 season with national championship aspirations, and the Tigers were hoping Monday night’s opener at Duke would be the start of a march to the College Football Playoff. Instead, it was a nightmare for Dabo Swinney’s team in Durham, as then-No. 9 Clemson suffered a disastrous 28-7 loss to the Blue […]