Clemson Football: 5 burning questions heading into 2019 season

Clemson Football: 5 burning questions heading into 2019

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: The Clemson Tigers celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 30-3. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 07: A.J. Terrell #8 of the Clemson Tigers intercepts the ball and scores a touchdown thrown by Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Levi’s Stadium on January 07, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

3. Unknowns in the Secondary

Clemson returns AJ Terrell, Tanner Muse and K’Von Wallace as starters in the secondary. The Tigers also have veterans like Nolan Turner, Denzel Johnson, as well as talented players like Derion Kendrick, Mario Goodrich, freshman Andrew Booth and freshman Sheridan Jones.

That’s just naming a few.

There’s plenty of talent and experience in the secondary for the unit to be elite, but the question is if they’ll take that next step.

The defensive backfield was inconsistent at best last season, but performed well in the CFB Playoff. Can they build off that performance of become one of the best units in the country? Only time will tell.

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