Swinney feels Clemson absolutely gave Bryant a fair shot

Though Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was disappointed to learn quarterback Kelly Bryant has decided to leave school and transfer someone else, he has no ill will toward the comments his former quarterback said regarding his demotion from the starting quarterback spot.

Swinney named freshman Trevor Lawrence as the starting quarterback this past Monday, but he indicated in his Tuesday press conference that Bryant was still going to play when the Tigers hosts Syracuse Saturday at Death Valley.

However, Bryant did not practice on Tuesday and subsequently left the team on Wednesday, telling The Greenville News he did not get a fair shake and he felt like it was a slap in the face for being a…