Dabo Swinney: 'Rat Poison' is a reason Clemson's struggling

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney communicates with a referee in the game with Louisiana State University during the second quarter at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, Aug 30, 2025. | Ken Ruinard / USA Today Network South Carolina / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesReading too many headlines. Buying too much preseason hype. Ingesting what legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban called “rat poison.”

Are these to blame for No. 12 Clemson’s sluggish 1-1 start to the 2025 season? Dabo Swinney seems to think so. During his Tuesday media address, the Tigers’ head coach was brutally honest about a team that was preseason top five and one of the most talked about national championship…