Dabo Swinney compared Clemson’s 17–10 loss to LSU to “a 58 on the first exam.” Brian Kelly fired back, saying his team dominated the second half and questioning if Swinney “even watched it.”
Following Clemson’s 17–10 loss to LSU, head coach Dabo Swinney offered a colorful postgame analogy. He called the matchup a “final exam on the first day of class,” grading his Tigers with a 58 and LSU with a 65.