Clemson solid in class too

Clemson jumped to the top of the class in the first College Football Playoff rankings.

The Tigers are also getting their work done in the classroom.

According to the Graduation Success Rates released Wednesday by the NCAA, Texas Christian, Clemson and Ohio State have the best numbers of the unbeaten teams in the Bowl Subdivision. TCU came in at 83.8%, Clemson was next at 83.6% and defending national champion Ohio State was third at 81.3%.

This year’s release covers incoming freshmen classes from 2005-08 and calculates the percentage of all athletes who earned a degree within six years of entering school.