“This game was not cancelled because of COVID,” Dabo Swinney said. “COVID was just an excuse to cancel the game. I have no doubt their players wanted to play and would have played. And same with the coaches. To me, the Florida State administration forfeited the game.”
The biggest story of the weekend occurred before any team even kicked off. Three hours before to be exact. That is when FSU chickened out canceled on Clemson. The Tigers were already in Tallahassee ready to play when someone in the Seminole program objected to one single solitary positive test returned for a reserve CU offensive lineman who had made the trip.