Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is unclear why the NCAA is prohibiting teams from having practices on Election Day.
As part of a voting initiative across college sports, the NCAA made the decision in September that all college athletes should have the day off on Election Day in November starting in 2020. Clemson plays Notre Dame on Nov. 7, four days after the Nov. 3 Election Day this year.
“I didn’t really understand the day off thing,” Swinney said Wednesday after practice. “Most all of our guys have already been voting. There will be a few who go vote here but certainly always have time to go get that done.