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Barry Werner

LeBron James throws major shade at Dabo Swinney after Ohio State romp

The 11th commandment: Don’t vote your bowl game opponent outside the Top 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll.

If Ohio State didn’t have enough incentive after last year’s loss to Clemson, Dabo Swinney added to it by voting the Buckeyes 11th.

He’s now part of bowl infamy, having coached two teams that have allowed six TD passes by one player.

Justin Fields of Ohio State surgically dissected Clemson, 49-28, in Friday’s Suger Bowl, throwing a half-dozen TD passes. He was 22-of-28 for 385 yards in outplaying Trevor Lawrence, whose Clemson career ended on a sour note and with a last-pass interception.

The Buckeyes meet Alabama, which crushed Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl, on Jan. 11 in the College Football Playoff championship game.

And the passes that were thrown by Fields, who was incredible from short- medium- and long-range.

These were his stats at a point in the final quarter:

 

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