Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has a bit of history with his alma mater Alabama and the FSU football.
Of course he has gone up against Alabama the last two seasons in the national championship game.
His Clemson Tigers are in the same ACC Atlantic Division as FSU and play them every season.
Swinney is 1-1 against Alabama and 5-4 against FSU since becoming the Clemson head coach during the 2008 season when Tommy Bowden resigned.
He was asked who he was pulling for when FSU takes on Alabama in the 2017 season opener and gave the following response:
Dabo Swinney on if he’s pulling for his alma mater Alabama or conference foe FSU in the opener “I’m pulling for the Noles.