USA Today Sports Images Ohio State handed Clemson its worst loss since 2014 in Friday night’s Sugar Bowl national semifinal with a 49-28 victory over the Tigers to advance to next Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship. But despite his team’s 21-point margin of defeat, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney stayed firm after the loss on his decision to rank the Buckeyes No. 11 in his final Coaches Poll top 25 ballot. “No, I don’t regret any of that,” Swinney said. “Polls have nothing to do with motivation. Both teams were highly motivated to play. Listen, they’re a great team. That had nothing to do with Ohio State. I said they were good enough to beat us and good enough to win the whole dang thing. I didn’t think anybody that didn’t play at least nine games, in my poll, I wasn’t going to put them in the top ten. I…
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