Dabo Swinney is used to tough questions, but this week’s Tiger Hour carried a different weight. Clemson sat at 1–3, its worst start in two decades, and the Tigers were staring down a bye week that felt less like a breather and more like a reckoning.
Swinney didn’t duck it. He leaned into the moment, speaking with the mix of emotion, conviction, and faith that has defined his 16 years in Death Valley.
“There were some raw emotion,” Swinney admitted about the team’s postgame meeting. “I would think probably somebody’s life was impacted, you know, through the conversation in there and listening to the guys express themselves.