Syracuse head coach Dino Babers used a Biblical reference earlier this week when he described his team’s chances against second-ranked Clemson on Saturday in Death Valley.
“Give us a sling shot and a rock,” Baber’s said in referring to the story of David vs. Goliath in the Book of 1 Samuel chapter 17 of the Bible.
Swinney, a devoted Christian, is all too familiar with the story as David, God’s true King of Israel, defeats the Philistines’ giant warrior, Goliath, near the Valley of Elah. The story, especially in sports, is used to show how the underdog should never be taken likely when it goes up against a much bigger and stronger opponent.