Clemson vs Middle Tennessee State Week 1 College Football Odds: Tommy Bowden was fired half way through the season and Coach Dabo Swinney stepped into the head coaching role. The Tigers played some of their best football of the year under Coach Swinney and they managed to make a bowl game after such things looked quite unlikely in the middle of October. Now the interim tag is off of Coach Swinney’s title and this is his team and he has plenty of work to do. The College Football Odds experts at SPORTSBETTING.com have the Clemson Tigers -18.5 point favorites against the MTSU Blue Raiders.
Like most of the team, quarterback Cullen Harper also had a disappointing senior season. Willy Korn had all the hype heading out of high school and has done a decent job backing up Harper. However, redshirt freshman Kyle Parker is also in the mix. Parker is a more mobile quarterback who can create with his feet and that might be very important if the offensive line struggles as much as they did last season. Making matters worse for either quarterback is the absence of Aaron Kelly. The receiver led the team with 67 receptions for 722 yards and four touchdowns. Jacoby Ford will be the new go-to-guy, but the Tigers have to find another receiving option or two.
Non-conference games against Clemson, Maryland and Mississippi State are not going to help the Blue Raiders become bowl eligible, but this is a team that has enough talent to win quite a few Sun Belt Conference games and maybe even give one of the big guys a scare early in the season. Death Valley is scary even from the stands.
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