Where will the Tigers end up without the CFP bid?

The Clemson Tigers needed a win over South Carolina to get a rebound for a College Football Playoff berth. Unfortunately, they lost 17-14 in the Palmetto Bowl on Saturday. Then Syracuse stunned Miami, which opened the door for Clemson again.

So with an ACC title win over SMU next week, they could still make it to the CFP. But if they don’t win, they will most likely be kicked out. Which begs the question, where could he end up if not in the CFP?

Here’s where Clemson could go bowling if they’re eliminated from contention for the College Football Playoff.

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Going into rivalry week, CBS sports scheduled Clemson to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, meeting with Iowa State to decide who gets to eat the massive Pop-Tart mascot at the end of the game.

It could be a fun clash between two teams out of the CFP party. Iowa State, if they don’t make the CFP themselves, would be a good matchup for both teams. The game will be played on December 28th in Orlando, FL.

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach also scheduled the Tigers to meet Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

Conformable Sports IllustratedThe Tigers could have a matchup with the other Iowa team in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The game would be played in Tampa on New Year’s Eve. Clemson would likely be favored in that game.

Iowa is typically a one-dimensional team and likely won’t be able to keep up with Cade Klubnik and the Clemson offense.

According to Kyle Bonagurahe has the Tigers meeting Deion Sanders and Colorado in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl in San Diego. This is perhaps the most interesting matchup listed.

Sanders and his Buffaloes were the talk of college football, along with Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Deion and Dabo Swinney couldn’t be more opposite.

But it would be an entertaining matchup as the team built on NIL would clash with the team whose coach is slowly closing in on it.