Swinney Details Decision to Break Out Orange Britches

Over the past decade, Clemson has only won its special Orange Britches when a championship was on the line. Whether that be a division title, a state title, a conference title, or a bowl game.

On Saturday night, on the road at Boston College, Dabo Swinney chose to break those britches out. The last time he did that without a championship on the line was back in 2015.

However, what some may not remember was back in 2008, when the Tigers were 3-4 and Swinney was still an interim coach looking for his first win, Clemson broke out the Orange Britches on the road against Boston College. The Tigers won that game, giving Swinney his first victory as a head coach.

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