The 11th commandment: Don’t vote your bowl game opponent outside the Top 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll.
If Ohio State didn’t have enough incentive after last year’s loss to Clemson, Dabo Swinney added to it by voting the Buckeyes 11th.
I’m looking forward to seeing what Dabo answer is when they ask him if he still think @OhioStateFB is the 11th best team in the country.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 2, 2021
#GoBuckeyes https://t.co/3fqu2cqHZs pic.twitter.com/WEK55fSMHh
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 2, 2021
He’s now part of bowl infamy, having coached two teams that have allowed six TD passes by one player.
Justin Fields of Ohio State surgically dissected Clemson, 49-28, in Friday’s Suger Bowl, throwing a half-dozen TD passes. He was 22-of-28 for 385 yards in outplaying Trevor Lawrence, whose Clemson career ended on a sour note and with a last-pass interception.
This
Is
Gonna
End
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Soon#GoBuckeyes #Fight— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 2, 2021
The Buckeyes meet Alabama, which crushed Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl, on Jan. 11 in the College Football Playoff championship game.
There have now been 7 instances all-time of a player having 6 passing touchdowns in a bowl game.
Two of them have come against Dabo Swinney's Clemson team (Justin Fields today, Geno Smith 2012 Orange Bowl).
Clemson is the only team to have this happen against them twice. pic.twitter.com/7gO1k1iTsr
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 2, 2021
And the passes that were thrown by Fields, who was incredible from short- medium- and long-range.
These were his stats at a point in the final quarter:
Justin Fields is having a night 💪 pic.twitter.com/2XUhq6BVTr
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 2, 2021
6 TOUCHDOWNS FOR JUSTIN FIELDS 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9WecXeo91H
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
WOW! JUSTIN FIELDS LET IT FLY FOR A 56-YARD TOUCHDOWN 🎯 pic.twitter.com/9z8zy0qEJC
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
ANOTHER OHIO STATE TOUCHDOWN ‼️
Buckeyes take a 35-14 lead over Clemson at the half #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/dfIapkdp73
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
Justin Fields delivered to get the Buckeyes six 🔥 pic.twitter.com/c1vJDZyUEh
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
Ohio State ties it up!! 🔥 #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/C2qKkRdtdD
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
Ohio State ties it up!! 🔥 #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/C2qKkRdtdD
— ESPN (@espn) January 2, 2021
The crowd chanted "Dabo" after Clemson's 49-28 loss to Ohio State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. pic.twitter.com/SxUnLkGay9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 2, 2021
Let’s give Clemson credit – 4th closest game OSU has played this year. Though, as Dabo knows, they’ve only played 7, so…
— Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) January 2, 2021