With Week 0 quickly approaching, the final College Football Playoff and national champion predictions are on their way. Thursday night, Josh Pate revealed his projected bracket for the 2025 season. This year marks another change for the CFP after it expanded to 12 teams last season.

Josh Pate laid out his College Football Playoff outlook, and while he has Clemson in the field, he doesn't expect them to make a deep run. The On3 analyst placed the Tigers as the No. 5 seed, which would give them a home matchup against Boise State in the opening round. Pate has no doubt about that one.

The college football season hasn’t yet started, but several prominent analysts have speculated which teams will earn places in the 2025 College Football Playoff