At No. 5 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, reigning national champion Clemson made a statement on Saturday night.

The Tigers went into NC State and trounced the Wolfpack 55-10, scoring until late in the fourth quarter.

After the game, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and NC State coach Dave Doeren spent only the briefest moment at midfield:

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That midfield snub was the source of a postgame question for Swinney, but he threw water on the situation, calling out the reporter for asking about the “frosty” handshake:

“Frosty handshake? Yeah, it was freaking 30 degrees,” Swinney said. “There’s nothing … I mean, what kind of question is that? What was frosty about it? Most of the time I don’t hardly ever get to spend 10 seconds with the coach. If you’re at Clemson, it’s a mad dash to the paw to sing the alma mater. Dave and I have a great relationship. You’re just trying to create something. Wasn’t anything frosty. Great game, good luck the rest of the way. He was very nice. I was very nice. A game like that, you’re not going to stand out there and sing kumbaya. I’ve been on both sides of it.”

So there you have it. Nothing to see here, apparently.