It’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions and pieces of content I get to make each and every year.
Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.
Here’s everything you need to know about the College Football Playoff matchup between Texas and Clemson
Side note, the “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Clemson
Location – Auburn with a lake
Founded In – 1889
Tuition – $39,502
Enrollment – 28,747
Acceptance Rate – 43.1 Percent
Mascot – Southern Baptist who loves the Lord and hates NIL
Texas
Location – Dallas but make it Lib
Founded In – 1883
Tuition – $42,778
Enrollment – 32,384
Acceptance Rate – 29.0 Percent
Mascot – A rom-com actor dressed in leather who thinks he’s on the team
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Clemson
- Praising God and storming sod.
- Have more national championships all-time (3) than transfer portal players (2).
- Over 6,500 students served the US in World War II. In 1943 they had more students die in battle (376) than in their graduating class (343)
Texas
- Have over 60 national titles and zero self-awareness
- LBJ Library is the first presidential library on a college campus.
- Texas’ campus is located just 17 miles to Lake Travis which is filled with the tears of sensitive ass fans upset over horns down signals
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Clemson
Trevor Lawrence – Hair Jordan
Mark Tremonti – Guitarist for Creed
Robert Brooks – Founder of Hooters
Horace Grant – Warby Jabari Parker
Hunter Renfrow – offensive pass interference
Nikki Haley- Hunter Renfrow of GOP Primary
Texas
Robert Cade- Inventor of Gatorade
Elise Harmon- Contributed to the miniaturization of computers
Michael Dell – Founder Dell computers
Angus Wynne – Founder of Six Flags
Farrah Fawcett – OG Sydney Sweeney
Matthew Mcconoughey – Actor from Failure to Launch
We are back again with more #CFPMatchup Breakdowns
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— Chris Marler (@VernDumbquist) December 21, 2024
