We are still weeks away from the 2022 Orange Bowl matchup between No.7 Clemson and No.6 Tennessee, but people still like to take a look ahead and make their predictions for this battle between two top-10 teams.
Two teams just one win away from the College Football Playoffs, Clemson and Tennessee, may not be playing for a shot at the championship, but an Orange Bowl win is still a massive achievement. So, who has the edge in this matchup?
ESPN senior writer Adam Rittenberg made his prediction for the 2022 Orange Bowl, taking the Tigers to defeat the Volunteers in a high-scoring affair.
Here is what Rittenberg had to say:
“Hard Rock Stadium will be extremely orange for this one, as Tennessee makes its first New Year’s Six bowl appearance in the CFP era,” Rittenberg wrote. “Both teams have had quarterback changes, one because of injury (Tennessee’s Joe Milton replacing Hendon Hooker) and the other because of performance (Clemson’s Cade Klubnik replacing D.J. Uiagalelei). Clemson doesn’t have opt-outs for bowls, and the Tigers should benefit from having Myles Murphy, Bryan Bresee and others against a Vols offense that, even without Hooker, packs a punch. The Tigers also can start to build behind dynamic young quarterback Klubnik.”
Prediction: Clemson 42, Tennessee 31
What do you think the outcome of the Orange Bowl will be this season? Will Cade Klubnik lead Clemson to a major bowl win, or will Tennessee’s high-powered offense be too much for the Tigers?
The Orange Bowl will occur at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday, Dec. 30, with an 8 p.m. kickoff on ESPN.
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