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Dabo Swinney Unloads on Officiating, Blames 'Horrible' Defense in Stunning Duke Loss

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Clemson's Dabo Swinney called the game-deciding pass interference penalty in the loss to Duke "one of the worst calls ever.

Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney talks to an official Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, during the NCAA football game against the Duke Blue Devils at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. | Alex Martin/Greenville News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

But the storyline of Clemson's gut-wrenching 46-45 loss to Duke will inevitably circle back to one moment—a single flag that left head coach Dabo Swinney "beside himself" on the sideline and the Memorial Stadium crowd in stunned disbelief.