Clemson football: 5 reasons for optimism moving forward in 2021

Jan 1, 2021; New Orleans, LA, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney and defense coordinator Brent Venables on the sideline down 49-21 in the fourth quarter against Ohio State Buckeyes during the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports /

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4. Recruiting is at an all-time high

Clemson football isn’t going anywhere because the coaching staff continues to stay intact and recruiting is at an all-time high.

Here’s a look at the last four recruiting classes and where they landed in the 247 Sports Composite Team Rankings:

2018: No. 7
2019: No. 10
2020: No. 3
2021: No. 4

Dabo Swinney has coached this program up well past its recruiting rankings in the past and now he’s getting the kind of talent that is vaulting this group inside the top-five and even higher depending on which recruiting service you use.

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