July 6, 2026

Dabo Swinney and his No. 11 vote for the Buckeyes will live forever in Ohio State history: Doug Lesmerises


COLUMBUS, Ohio — History is written by the victors, so Dabo Swinney may not want to read any books about the Ohio State Buckeyes for a few years. Because it doesn’t really matter if his vote was principled, it doesn’t really matter if he doesn’t regret it, if doesn’t really matter if Justin Fields probably would have ripped up the Clemson secondary Friday night regardless of where Swinney voted Ohio State on his final coaches poll ballot. Because he did it. Eleven days before the Sugar Bowl, it was revealed that the Clemson coach voted Ohio State No. 11. Ohio State didn’t like. Ohio State talked about it. Ohio State destroyed Swinney’s Clemson Tigers 49-28 in the Sugar Bowl’s College Football Playoff semifinal. And then Ohio State talked about it some more. Swinney owned the vote. Ohio State owns the story. Your grandchildren will know where Swinney voted Ohio State…

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