Dabo Swinney dared Clemson to kick him to the curb. That won't happen, but we can boot Clemson from playoff projections.

Notre Dame has losses to Miami and Texas A&M. So, Irish out, and Hurricanes and Aggies in.

Could we have the first 9-3 playoff qualifier? Texas might fit the bill.

Dabo Swinney begged the media to say that Clemson “sucked” after its season-opening loss to LSU. Two weeks later, he dared the university to fire him .

So, how’s Dabo’s prediction of a 16-0 Clemson season coming along? Not great!

Clemson isn’t going to fire Swinney. He knows this. He’s too accomplished, and he’s way too expensive to boot. But, I’m booting Clemson (and a few other preseason front-runners) from my College Football Playoff predictions. PATH TO PLAYOFF: Sign up for our college football

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