June 27, 2026

Clemson's Dabo Swinney again defends ranking Ohio State 11th: 'If people have a problem … I don't really care'


CLOSE Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on Monday again defended why he voted Ohio State No. 11 in his final Amway Coaches Poll ballot, saying, “If people have a problem with that, I don’t really care. It’s my poll.” Swinney, whose No. 2-seeded Tigers play No. 3 Ohio State Friday in the Sugar Bowl national semifinal, said he took his position based on the number of games teams played this year in a schedule disrupted by COVID-19 issues. “It’s not that they’re not good enough,” Swinney said on a conference call with reporters. “I just don’t think it’s right that three teams have to play 13 games to be the champion and one team has to play eight.” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t care if you are mad he voted Ohio State 11th in the Amway Coaches Poll.  (Photo: Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports)…

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