Late in his Wednesday morning news conference, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was asked if he’d employed any “Jedi mind tricks” to motivate his team this week.
Swinney grinned, swiped his hand through the air with a whir, and asked, “Is that Star Wars?”
If he’s not entirely practiced in the ways of the Force, Swinney’s team still offered some blockbuster drama in the run-up to the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl, with the suspension of three players -- Deon Cain, Jay Jay McCullough and Ammon Lakip -- for a violation of team rules stealing the headlines.