When he was growing up, no one at his school was a bigger Clemson fan than Will Swinney, and it had nothing to do with his famous father – Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney. Like his dad was with Alabama growing up, all the youngest Swinney knew was Clemson. When Swinney came to Clemson […]
Dabo Swinney likes to say this a lot. “God put our eyes in the front of our head for a reason,” he said. His point? Life is not about what has happened in the past but what is out in front of us is what matters. “That’s just how I look at it,” Swinney said. […]
Dabo Swinney likes to say he will always play the best players, and that includes the possibility of having to play two quarterbacks this coming fall. The Clemson head coach said earlier this week he is not against the idea of a two-quarterback system. “If I have a junior version of Deshaun Watson and a […]
It’s no coincidence Clemson has all or just about most of its recruiting classes wrapped up before national signing day the last several years. Why? “I have always said these guys that wait until signing day, all they are doing is following,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “The class is over. If you really […]
It’s no secret who Dabo Swinney is pulling for in Super Bowl LI today as the Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots at 6:30 p.m. in Houston, Texas. With two of his former players starting on their defensive line, Swinney will “Rise Up” as a Falcons fan. Of course defensive end Vic Beasley and […]
In the market for a running back after the de-commitment of Cordarrian Richardson in December, Clemson offered Jennings (La.) four-star running back Travis Etienne on Jan. 12, less than a month before national signing day. Two weeks later, he committed to Clemson over childhood favorite and in-state LSU. Six days after that, he signed with […]
Marion Hobby’s decision to leave Clemson to become the new defensive line coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars was not a total surprise to head coach Dabo Swinney. The Clemson head coach kind of knew if the right situation came along, Hobby might leave the program to pursue other avenues. The situation finally came around last […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney always has a plan. Though he was not expecting Dan Brooks to retire and he was surprised to see Marion Hobby leave to become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ new defensive line coach, Swinney was not caught off guard by either. “I think if you are in this position and you get […]
How much is a national championship in football worth these days? For Clemson it is about $2.8 million. That’s the combined amount the Clemson football staff will receive in bonuses, the school confirmed on Thursday, after winning the program’s first national championship in 35 years. The Tigers beat Alabama, 35-31, in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. […]
Wednesday was an unbelievable day in so many ways for Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. On one end he signed another top 10 recruiting class, the seventh straight year the reigning national champions inked a top 15 class. He also got the opportunity to watch his son, Will, sign a letter-of-intent to play for the […]