Clemson Football: Texas A&M becoming a likely opponent for CFB Playoff

Clemson football would love to play Texas A&M in the CFB Playoff semifinals

The Clemson football team could face an opponent no one ever believed would be a contender for the CFB Playoff in just a few weeks.

For the sixth-straight season, the Clemson football program has its sights set on making a run to the CFB Playoff. The Tigers have won two National Championships in the last four seasons and are currently in the midst of a streak of six-straight ACC Championships.

While there is certainly still work to be done the next couple of weeks- Clemson takes on Virginia Tech this weekend and then will play Notre Dame in the ACC Championship game, assuming they beat the Hokies- it is interesting to begin to look at the CFB Playoff picture.

None of it will matter if Clemson football can’t win its next two games, but the Tigers could have an interesting opponent in the semifinals in Texas A&M

We all know the Tigers have to remain focused on winning every single play, but we- who have no impact on the filed- can look ahead just a little bit for fun.

If Clemson beats Virginia Tech and then follows that up with a win against Notre Dame, the Tigers will be sitting at No. 2 in the land- assuming that Alabama wins out and earns the No. 1 seed.

Then, we’d be set with an intriguing situation where four teams (assuming they win-out) vying for those last two spots. It could be Notre Dame (who would be coming off its first loss of the year to Clemson in the ACC Championship); it could be Ohio State (who presumably would be undefeated with possibly only five games to its record); it could be Cincinnati (who would be an undefeated Group of Five team); and it could be Texas A&M (whose only loss would’ve been to Alabama earlier in the year).

The committee hasn’t given any indication yet as to what it will do with Ohio State if the Buckeyes are unable to play another game, but there is certainly reason to think that a 9-1 SEC team could get in over a 5-0 Big Ten team. But who knows how the committee would weigh those two teams?

In the end, though, there’s certainly a scenario where we see Texas A&M rise to that No. 3 spot and it would be intriguing and, in my opinion, exciting to play the Aggies in the semifinals.

Clemson would love to play a team that most would feel they’re clearly better than in the semifinals and it would still be a ‘big name’ for the semifinals, which would also help as the Tigers continue to build their reputation as the new kings of College Football.