The Sugar Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson on Jan. 1, 2021, already is off to a sour note, which should make the game fascinating.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney took a massive swing at Ohio State in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll.
Swinney voted the Buckeyes 11th. Those are the same 6-0 Buckeyes he will be coaching against in a College Football Playoff semifinal.
“I think the games matter,” Swinney said during a conference call with reporters on Sunday. “The mental and physical toll of a season — there’s nobody out there that would say that somebody who’s played 11 games versus somebody who’s played six is better physically or something like that because it’s a long season.
“We’re going on Week 21. These guys have had no break. It’s been a grind, not just football-wise, but the mental challenge and the personal sacrifice and commitment that everybody’s had to make to be able to play and continue to play. It’s been incredible.”
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1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Cincinnati
8. Oklahoma
9. Iowa State
10. Coastal Carolina
11. Ohio State
12. North Carolina
13. Brigham Young
14. Indiana
15. Miami (Fla.)
16. Louisiana-Lafayette
17. Oklahoma State
18. North Carolina State
19. Northwestern
20. Southern California
21. Texas
22. Iowa
23. Liberty
24. San Jose State
25. Army
