The dictionary says that one of the definitions of a “refrain” is “a comment or complaint that is often repeated.”
The Clemson Tigers are underdogs – heavy underdogs in most circles – to Alabama in next Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. The comment is a familiar refrain for the Tigers, but you won’t hear them complain. They embrace that role. It’s already worked wonders this season.
In case you’ve been living under a rock - one of the combatants in the game is riding a nation’s best 17-game winning streak and hasn’t lost a game in almost 14 months.