Ohio State needed absolutely zero motivation for its upcoming College Football Playoff matchup against Clemson, but Dabo Swinney seems surprisingly willing to provide just that for Ryan Day and the Buckeyes.
It was revealed last Monday that the Tigers' head coach slotted Ohio State at No. 11 on his personal ballot for the USA Today coaches poll, behind juggernauts such as three-loss Florida, three-loss Iowa State and Coastal Carolina, which is fresh off an FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl loss to // checks notes // college football powerhouse Liberty.
Over the weekend, Swinney doubled down on his Buckeye snub by arguing Ohio State didn't qualify for the playoff because they only played six games.