Clemson Football: 5 Reasons Tigers set to repeat as National Champions

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates with the trophy after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 19: Evan Conley #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while sacked by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

3. The defense is dominant

As much as analysts want to penalize the Clemson football team for the slow start the offense had, no one seems to want to talk about the defense.

People are just ignoring the fact that the Tigers have the single-best defender in the nation in Isaiah Simmons. People want to just gloss over the fact that the Tigers’ defense is ranked No. 3 in the nation in terms of total defense despite losing all of that talent from last year’s group.

Though it’s being done in a different way, the Clemson football defensive unit is just as dominant as last year’s group. If you want to ignore that, you’ll be sorry come playoff time.

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