The No. 1 ranking, the Sports Illustrated Cover and Deshaun Watson being dubbed the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy has all brought a smile to Dabo Swinney’s face these days. But those are not the reasons on why he is smiling.
“I’m just happy for the Clemson folks,” he said after practice on Wednesday. “I’m happy to see our fans be so excited about a place that they love. To me, that is the coolest thing.”
As the Tigers get set to head to Syracuse for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m., kick in the Carrier Dome, Swinney says they are appreciative of everything that has been happening this year, and seeing Watson on the cover of perhaps the greatest sports magazine in the world, let’s them all know their efforts are being noticed.