Swinney brothers enjoying ‘special’ ride with Clemson

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Being away from home on Christmas is something that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s sons are accustomed to.

Will Swinney, the eldest of Dabo’s three sons, was in Nashville, Tennessee for his first ever Christmas in 1998, when Dabo was the wide receivers coach at Alabama and the Crimson Tide played Virginia Tech in the Music City Bowl.

“My parents had a little tree and gave me little presents or whatever,” Will told The Clemson Insider on Thursday during the Fiesta Bowl media day at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn. “But it’s something we’ve really gotten used to over the years. It’s not like this every year. There have been a lot of New Year’s games, which is good because…