| Four players miss curfew, won't play in Music City Bowl |
| by David Hood -- Senior Writer |
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NASHVILLE – The Clemson Tigers will be thin on the defensive line for the Music City Bowl after four players were told by head coach Dabo Swinney that they will not play in the bowl game due to missing curfew.
Swinney set a 1 a.m. curfew on the first night the Tigers were in Nashville, and tight end Durrell Barry, wide receiver Kyle Johnson and defensive linemen Jamie Cumbie and Rennie Moore showed back up at the team hotel past the curfew, and Swinney told the quartet that they would not participate in the bowl game.
Swinney said the case was pretty cut and dried, and the defensive coaches have different options in trying to cover for the missing linemen.
“They were just late,” Swinney said. “I said it was pretty simple; they weren’t going to play. We have done some different things all year. We have had Kevin Alexander playing down there in the nickel package, and Da’Quan [Bowers] can play in there. Even Malliciah can play inside. It is one game, four quarters. We have three starter-type guys to split up 60-plus plays within the ball game. Let’s go win it. We won’t make any excuses. We would have more depth if we had a couple of guys, but they are not there.”
| David Hood can be reached at davidhood@tigernet.com |
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