Clemson is coming off its worst season since 2010, finishing last year with a 7-6 record after being viewed as a preseason favorite to make a deep playoff run and compete for another national championship. What was present in the losses for Clemson? A defense that was hyped as one of the best in college football in the offseason emerging as just a slightly above-average unit—thanks in part to underachievement on its own, but also due to the strain on it caused by an offense that was wildly inconsistent. Clemson’s offense under Garrett Riley, ultimately, never emerged in the way that many expected when he came over from TCU. Clemson parted ways with Riley this offseason and reunited with former offensive coordinator Chad Morris as the program looks to reclaim an offensive identity that was present from 2011-’20, when the program found itself in college football’s upper-echelon, highlighted by four national title appearances in five seasons with two championships.…