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Did Clemson players receive banned substance on accident? Dabo Swinney thinks so

Some hot water for Dabo Swinney, and it comes after a national championship.

Red flags went through Clemson University in South Carolina as three student-athletes were suspended from the Cotton Bowl versus Notre Dame on Dec. 29, 2018, for one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, due to taking a banned substance via the NCAA.

Ostarine, the performance-enhancing drug in question, was found positive in Dexter Lawrence, Braden Galloway and Zach Giella, who were three of fewer than 20 Clemson players that tested for the substance before the CFP – according to an article from The Post and Courier.