Dabo Swinney says that Florida State (2-6) used the coronavirus as an excuse to duck No. 4 Clemson.
Swinney said at his Sunday night news conference that FSU used the virus that has caused a pandemic as an “excuse” not to play Saturday’s game.
Florida State didn’t want to play after Clemson discovered an offensive lineman, who traveled with the team to Tallahassee, Florida, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
“If the standard to play was zero positive tests, then we would have never had a season,” Swinney said. “This game was not canceled because of COVID.