TAMPA - Clemson's road to Tampa for Monday's College Football Playoff national title game includes a trip to Wrigley Field and words of wisdom from former Rays manager Joe Maddon.
Bear with me, with this story from Saturday's media day.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and some of his assistants were in Chicago in April for the NFL draft. The Cubs happened to be in town, so Swinney and his assistants decided to go. Swinney called his agent to see if he had any connections to help get tickets.
"I know Joe Maddon," his agent said.
"Who's Joe Maddon?