Dabo Swinney has a method that he believes in when it comes to getting his team ready for the College Football Playoff.
Clemson will play in its fourth consecutive College Football Playoff semifinal when the Tigers face Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29, and the Tigers have been successful under Swinney in playoff semifinals and in bowl games.
Clemson is 5-1 in its past six bowl games (not counting national title games) with the only loss coming last year in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama.
The Tigers got back to work for this year’s bowl game Wednesday afternoon when they held their first practice for the Cotton Bowl, and Swinney explained afterward why his team has been so good in bowls.