Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave some great news during his press conference Tuesday.

Swinney revealed that redshirt senior (graduate) punter Aidan Swanson will return to Clemson next season. He will be using his COVID year and it will be his sixth year as a Tiger.

“He’s coming back,” Swinney said. “I think he’s fallen in love with it.”

Swanson has certainly been a bright spot for Clemson’s special teams this season. He’s averaging right at 44 yards per punt with a long of 62 against Florida State. He has pinned 19 of his 49 punts inside the 20-yard line (38.8 percent).

Swanson shined in the Notre Dame game recently when he averaged 44.2 yards on six punts with a career-high five punts downed inside the 20, collecting ACC Specialist of the Week and Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” honors. Last Saturday against North Carolina, he averaged 47.5 yards on six punts including a career-high-tying three punts of 50-plus yards.

A native of Tampa, Fla., Swanson entered this season having previously averaged 41.8 yards on 70 career punts and 63.3 yards on 11 career kickoffs plus a 2-for-2 mark on PATs over 22 career games (14 starts) from 2019-22.

“He’s had a great year, man,” Swinney said. “He’s been a weapon for us.”

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