Swinney arrives back to a different Clemson, now has work cut out for him

Swinney has a lot of work to do before the bowl game.Clemson plays in the Cheez-It Bowl in less than three weeks, final exams are finishing up, and head coach Dabo Swinney is supposed to meet with his staff Friday and Sunday to discuss the bowl practice schedule, the recruiting weekend, and catch up on what’s transpired since the Tigers defeated South Carolina 30-0 a few weeks ago.

At this point, I am not sure even Swinney knows exactly who will be at that staff meeting.

Let’s play catch up. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables is now the head coach at Oklahoma and won’t coach Clemson in the bowl. Defensive assistant Miguel Chavis is headed to Norman with Venables, and we’re not sure if any…