CLEMSON – Clemson’s 4-3 start is not what the fans, coaches, or players expected, and head coach Dabo Swinney says he is no longer the popular person he was just a few months ago. Now, he says, it’s like he has the plague or a stink that follows him.
The Tigers entered the 2021 season ranked in the top five and with high expectations, but a season-opening 10-3 loss to Georgia foreshadowed what has been a season-long offensive struggle. Those struggles have led to the 4-3 record (3-2 ACC), and with the hopes for a College Football Playoff dashed, Swinney has noticed a change in how he’s viewed.