After the 2017 game between Clemson and NC State in Raleigh, N.C., NC State head coach Dave Doeren accused Dabo Swinney and Clemson of cheating after a laptop was seen on the Clemson sideline following the Tigers’ 38-31 victory. In his postgame press conference, Doeren demanded the ACC investigate the situation.
Then Clemson Sports Information Director Tim Bourret immediately addressed the situation and explained the computer was being used by a member of Clemson’s social media team and was not used by anyone in the Clemson Football Program.
A year later, during the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 41-7 victory at Death Valley in 2018, Swinney admitted to intentionally trolling Doeren when his offensive coaches put up a cartoon picture of a laptop on their play cards.