There haven’t been many times in Dabo Swinney’s long head coaching career where he’s felt flat-out embarrassed following a loss.
Sure, there’s been plenty of times where he’s been disappointed, frustrated or angry after suffering a defeat. But Swinney was simply “embarrassed” by how his Clemson team performed during last season’s home loss to Syracuse.
During his radio show Monday night ahead of this season’s road matchup at Syracuse on Saturday, Swinney reflected on the Tigers’ 34-21 loss to the Orange at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium on Sept. 20, 2025.
“There’s been very few times that I’ve walked off the field and I’ve been – I’ve been frustrated, I’ve been disappointed, I’ve been pissed off, because we lost a game – but there’s been very few times I’ve been embarrassed.