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The roster dispute threatening to reshape college football's season-opening week moved from back channels to the microphone Tuesday, when Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney told reporters that Lane Kiffin's decision to bring NFL-active players back to the LSU Tigers is "embarrassing." The comments landed with particular force because Clemson opens its season against LSU in Baton Rouge, and a court hearing on the eligibility question is scheduled for Thursday morning.
Swinney said he was rarely at a loss for words but found himself close to it. He drew a line between the players themselves, whom he declined to blame for working within the available system, and the practice broadly.
"It's just embarrassing that that's where we are," he told reporters.
He also said his preparation for LSU had required studying film of the Cleveland Browns, the Dallas Cowboys, the New Orleans Saints, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He had attended a Browns practice in early June.
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