NEW ORLEANS — Make no mistake. Clemson’s matchup with LSU Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship is not on a neutral field.
The Tigers, the Clemson Tigers that is, will play a road game against LSU at the Superdome in New Orleans. Baton Rouge, La., is less than 90 minutes from New Orleans and the Bayou Bengals are expected to have close to 50,000 fans at the 74,500-seat stadium.
“It would be like us playing for the National Championship in Greenville, literally,” Swinney said.
For those that don’t know, Greenville is a small city in South Carolina that is located about 45 miles east of Clemson.