Clemson Tops Preseason Coaches Poll for First Time in School History
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Clemson Tops Preseason
Coaches Poll for First Time
in School History The defending national champion will enter the season at No. 1. Clemson received 59 of 65 first-place votes
in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll. No. 2 Alabama received the other six first-place votes. Sophomore QB Trevor Lawrence returns to the Tigers, who defeated Alabama 44-16 in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It is the first time since 2015 that the Crimson Tide
are not ranked No. 1 to start the season. Rounding out the top 5 are Georgia at No. 3,
followed by No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Ohio State. It is the first time since 1992 that
the preseason top 5 consists of the
same schools in consecutive seasons.
Coaches Poll for First Time
in School History The defending national champion will enter the season at No. 1. Clemson received 59 of 65 first-place votes
in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll. No. 2 Alabama received the other six first-place votes. Sophomore QB Trevor Lawrence returns to the Tigers, who defeated Alabama 44-16 in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It is the first time since 2015 that the Crimson Tide
are not ranked No. 1 to start the season. Rounding out the top 5 are Georgia at No. 3,
followed by No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Ohio State. It is the first time since 1992 that
the preseason top 5 consists of the
same schools in consecutive seasons.