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Swinney says the offense is "burdened by disappointment" and outside noise

CLEMSON – Clemson’s offense is, as head coach Dabo Swinney has said repeatedly, in a funk. And Swinney thinks that the outside noise is starting to affect their play.

Clemson is 113th nationally in scoring offense, 84th in rushing offense, 107th in passing offense, and 115th in total offense. The numbers are staggering for a program that has annually fielded one of the nation’s most potent scoring machines, and Swinney thinks the players are putting too much pressure on themselves to turn it around.

"There's no question about that. How else do you explain some of the things that you see from some of our best players?