Before he signed with Clemson and after his commitment to Auburn, Jayron Kearse was committed to play college football at Miami.

Prior affiliations mean nothing to Kearse, who’s more concerned about anchoring Clemson’s version of the Legion of Boom.

“It’s nothing special,” Kearse said of this weekend’s trip to Miami. “They’re no different than Boston College. It’s just another team we’re going down to play. I just happen to be from that area. That’s it.”

Kearse is from Fort Myers, which is about two hours up the road on I-75 from Sun Life Stadium.

“I’m happy, happy we’re going down there,” he said. “The last time we went down there, my family was able to come out and support. I gave them a show, so I’m looking forward to going out there and doing the same thing.”

Artavis Scott, a Clearwater native, was getting ready to sign his NLI at East Lake High School when Clemson beat Ohio State in the 2014 Orange Bowl, 40-35.

“Miami was my favorite school growing up,” he said. “Just going down there to Miami, it’s going to be fun. I can’t wait.”

Miami enters Saturday’s game with an overall record of 4-2 (1-1 ACC).

“They had a good win tonight against Virgina Tech,” said Dabo Swinney, after Clemson knocked off Boston College, 34-17. “It doesn’t get any easier for us. We’re just going to be put everything we’ve got into each and every game.

“Miami will be the biggest game of the season for us. We’ll come in here Monday and get ready for them. We know we’ll have to play well when we go down there.”

Swinney and Brent Venables will be counting on Shaq Lawson to chase around Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya.

“Like coach V said, road dogs — you’ve got to have the road dog mentality to go on the road and play a tough team like Miami, so we’re going to be ready for it,” Lawson said.

Kaaya passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns in the Canes’ 30-20 win over Virginia Tech.

“They’ve got plenty of players down there. They’ve got a great quarterback. This will be a huge, huge challenge for us,” Swinney said.