Clemson football suffered a historic loss against LSU in its 2026 season opener. But there is still a season to be played, and the Tigers are not yet a finished product. How can they bounce back?

Current updates from the LSU vs Clemson Week 1 game

It's the largest margin of defeat in the Dabo Swinney era at Clemson.

Brian Kelly has a good idea of what a good Clemson football team can look like. In the heavy rain and wind, his No. 6-ranked Irish fell in his first matchup with Dabo Swinney back in 2015, 24-22. He saw an undefeated 2018 Notre Dame team demolished in a Dallas Playoff game,

Who ya got? Here’s what our LSU beat team expects to see in the first game of the Lane Kiffin era. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by The Baton Rouge Clinic.

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Here’s all the information you need for Clemson’s highly anticipated Week 1 matchup against the LSU Tigers.

Here’s a look at how social media reacted to Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers getting beat down by Lane Kiffin and LSU.