Overview
- Clemson and California meet at California Memorial Stadium with a 10:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Friday, Sept. 25, in a Week 4 ACC game that will be broadcast on ESPN and streamed on services such as Fubo and the ESPN app.
- Both teams enter 2-1 overall and 1-0 in ACC play, with Clemson turning to freshman Tait Reynolds after his first start in a comeback win and Cal riding a high-volume passing attack led by Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
- Pregame injury reports list two Clemson defensive starters as unavailable, creating short-term depth questions for the Tigers as they make a rapid trip to the West Coast.
- Betting markets show Clemson as a narrow favorite while the SportsLine projection model, after 10,000 simulations, rated the Under as the top pick and projected about 45 combined points.
- This is only the second all-time meeting between the programs and the first since Cal joined the ACC, a background detail that frames the game as a cross-country test of Clemson's consistency and roster depth.