Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney didn’t mince words after his team’s 34-21 loss to Syracuse inside Memorial Stadium.
“Congratulations to Syracuse. They earned it,” Swinney opened. “But obviously an incredibly disappointing outcome and start to our season. That was up there at the top in terms of painful locker rooms. My heart just hurts. Fans showed up today, great job, and we just didn’t get it done.”
The Tigers gave up 24 first-half points and dug themselves a hole too deep to escape. “The first half was probably as poor as I’ve seen. Really disappointing,” Swinney said.