The Clemson Insider · Nov 3, 2019
Etienne needed a little kick in the butt to get back on track
After Travis Etienne struggled in Clemson’s win at North Carolina on Sept. 28, Dabo Swinney took him aside and gave his running back “some truth serum.”
“He just told me what everyone else had seen,” Etienne said following Saturday’s win over Wofford at Memorial Stadium. “It is just him loving us and coaching us and just being who he is. That is what makes him a great coach because he is not always going to pat you on the back.
“He is going to tell you when you are wrong. A great player needs that. If you want to be great you need that, so it is just really great.”