ESPN.com · Jul 20, 2016
Dabo Swinney embraces Clemson's preseason hype
By week's end, the media will have provided its official pick for an ACC champion, but Alabama’s Nick Saban doesn’t need to wait that long. In fact, the coach of the defending national champs thinks there’s no doubt about which team should enter 2016 as the favorite to win it all.
Bama 5/1 fav to win nat'l title. Nick Saban: "How can they not pick Clemson? Deshaun Watson is most dominant player in CFB since Cam Newton"
Indeed, Deshaun Watson and Clemson will get plenty of preseason love -- even if Saban’s comments might also come with a slight ulterior motive. Never mind the hype, however. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn’t buying into it.