Klatt pointed to Clemson’s 16 returning starters as the backbone of his prediction. The Tigers finished the 2024 season 10‑4, securing the ACC championship with a narrow win over SMU, and earned a College Football Playoff berth as a 12 seed before falling to the Texas Longhorns.

After ranking Penn State No. 1 in his post-spring poll, Joel Klatt kept the Nittany Lions in the top spot, while another team skyrocketed.

On Monday, FOX Sports' analyst Joel Klatt came out with his preseason top 25 -- the official AP Top 25 comes out next Monday -- and Klatt has the Wolverines as a top-10 team in the country. Someone who follows Michigan closely, Klatt ranked Michigan as his preseason No. 10 team.