Chris Carlson/Associated Press Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney has opened up about his controversial decision to vote Ohio State at No. 11 in the final Amway Coaches Poll released on Dec. 20. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Swinney said the ranking “has zero to do with Ohio State” and was about the difference in games played between teams this season. “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,” he said. Swinney also noted he “didn’t rank anybody who played nine games or less in the Top 10,” but the Buckeyes are certainly “good enough to beat us” and win a national championship. Of the 61 coaches who voted in the final poll, eight didn’t have Ohio State ranked in their top four. From that group of eight, six of them had the Buckeyes ranked No.…
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