Dabo Swinney is always trying to find a way to motivate his Clemson Tigers.
After the Tigers were selected as the No. 3 team in the College Football Playoff Sunday and learned they will play No. 2 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 28 in Glendale, Arizona, ESPN’s camera’s captured Swinney’s subtle message to his players.
“It is the first time since 1966, that a team started the season No. 1, went undefeated through the regular season and finished third,” he said. “Okay! So, that is history! The first time that has happened, No. 1, so congratulations on that.