{"id":13634,"date":"2023-08-14T18:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=13634"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:32:07","slug":"dabo-swinney-predicts-resting-starters-is-going-to-happen-in-12-team-cfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/dabo-swinney-predicts-resting-starters-is-going-to-happen-in-12-team-cfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Dabo Swinney predicts resting starters is \u2018going to happen\u2019 in 12-team CFP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resting starters before the playoffs is something that has happened for years in the NFL. Clemson<\/a> head coach Dabo Swinney<\/strong><\/a> believes it will soon be happening in college football, too.<\/p>\n

Swinney was asked at the ACC Football Kickoff event last month about the College Football Playoff expanding and some possible ramifications. With a 12-team playoff, Swinney believes some teams will rest starters late in the season if they appear to have a playoff spot locked up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any question that\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cI mean you\u2019re basically kind of going to an NFL model from a playoff standpoint. The NFL has what, 14 teams? Is that what they\u2019ve got? So you\u2019re going to 12. It\u2019s unfortunate. There\u2019s always unintended consequences and that\u2019s one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

If a team is undefeated headed into its conference championship game or last regular season game and can afford a loss, Swinney predicts that some won\u2019t risk suffering an injury.<\/p>\n

He expects quarterbacks and other top players to sit out from time to time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019ll happen. There will be situations, just like you see on any big tournament type sport. You see that in the NBA. You see that in baseball. You see it certainly in the NFL where they\u2019re in the playoffs,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the downsides, one of the negative consequences. Again, [expanding the playoff] will probably still be a net good, but you adjust to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dabo Swinney breaks down what it will take for Clemson to get back to CFP<\/h2>\n

It seemed almost a given not too long ago that\u00a0Clemson<\/a>\u00a0was going to reach the College Football Playoff every year.<\/p>\n

The Tigers were in the CFP for six straight seasons from 2015-20, winning a pair of national titles and playing for two more. However, the past two seasons haven\u2019t gone as planned.<\/p>\n

The offense took a step back, due in part to inconsistent quarterback play, as Clemson suffered three losses in 2021 and 2022. Clemson coach\u00a0Dabo Swinney<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0spoke at the ACC Football Kickoff event last month about what it will take for the Tigers to get back in the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of plays, you know. If we\u2019re a better pass defense and a better pass offense then we\u2019ll have a chance,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotta do a little better job of taking care of the ball. We turned it over too many times. And we\u2019ve gotta do a little better job of taking it away. But at the end of the day, we\u2019ve gotta be better with our pass offense and better with our pass defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tigers weren\u2019t awful passing the ball or in pass defense last year, but they also weren\u2019t at their elite standard.<\/p>\n

Clemson ranked No. 66 in passing yards per game at 232.4 and No. 76 in pass defense at 231.7 in 2022. For comparison, when Clemson won the national title in 2018, it ranked No. 23 in passing offense and No. 24 in passing defense.<\/p>\n

If Clemson can improve in those areas, it should be right there at the end of the year competing for a playoff spot. After all, the Tigers would have reached the playoff last year if not for a one-point loss to\u00a0South Carolina<\/a>\u00a0to end the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we keep everything else the same\u2026 I mean we were one point away last year. One point. From being in the playoff. And if you get in the playoff anything can happen,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cSo just gotta improve in some of the areas that we weren\u2019t quite as good as we needed to be last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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