LOUISVILLE, Ky — With the College Football Playoff garnering so much attention in today’s landscape, the secondary bowls have basically become an afterthought.
For Clemson, this season was supposed to be the year that the Tigers returned to prominence, by not only returning to the playoff, but possibly making a deep run once there. But things just haven’t worked out that way.
Dabo Swinney’s team struggled out of the game, dropping three of the first four games. The Tigers’ playoff hopes had been snuffed out almost as quickly as the season had begun.
After a couple of road wins over Boston College and North Carolina, Clemson returned home and dropped two more games to SMU and Duke.