Dabo Swinney says the Clemson-NC State rivalry has intensified in recent years because of the job Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren has done.
“Dave has done a really good job, but even before he got there, every time we played NC State, you just know that it’s going to be a battle,” the Clemson head coach said Wednesday as part of the ACC Coaches’ Teleconference.
That’s part of the reason.
The other part is due to some of the other things that have happened in recent years.
There was a play in 2013, Doeren’s first year, where an NC State wide receiver was ruled out of bounds on what appeared to be a long touchdown.