How well has Clemson played after a bye week under Dabo Swinney? Here are the Tigers' record and results since 2008.

Clemson hoped the 2025 season would be memorable, but not for disappointment amid a 3-4 start. Losing has one of the Tigers’ top tacklers quoting Apple’s Steve Jobs and ex-Alabama coach Nick Saban.

Clemson (3-4 overall, 2-3 ACC) is one of three ACC teams with byes in Week 9. The Tigers' next two opponents, the Duke Blue Devils and Florida State Seminoles, are also idle Saturday.

Clemson is off in Week 9 after losing to SMU in its only home game in October The Tigers will use the open date to try to have a "November to remember" by winning five straight games. Clemson will host Duke (4-3, 3-1) on Nov. 1 (noon ET, ACC Network) at Memorial Stadium in Week 10. This is Clemson's final regular-season off week.

Stancil, a 6-foot-3, 270-pound lineman, originally committed to the Tigers in June after choosing Clemson over Georgia, Penn State, Tennessee, and Miami. His flip marks the second decommitment in just a week and continues a trend that’s become familiar after last year’s class saw several late departures.

Clemson standout CB Avieon Terrell has earned national recognition as a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist, marking the Tigers’ first honoree since 2019