After playing in one of the most physical games of the year, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney felt it was best to give his team some time to heal.
Following their 29-23 victory over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl last Saturday, Swinney gave the Tigers Monday and Tuesday off completely and just had them attend meetings on Wednesday. The Clemson coach is hopeful the rest will help his players be ready to go when they play LSU in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Clemson (14-0) will return to practice on Thursday.
“We gave them off Monday and Tuesday.