When Clemson plays Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27, the Tigers will be missing close to 30 total players, mostly due to injuries, but also because of players either declaring for the NFL Draft or planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.
However, the Tigers “still got enough” for the Pinstripe Bowl, head coach Dabo Swinney says.
“We still got enough,” Swinney said in an interview conducted by Clemson on Tuesday, after the Tigers had their first on-site practice in New York ahead of the Pinstripe Bowl.
“And these guys came here to play.