Swinney: “We’re a lot closer than people think”

Clemson’s 22-10 loss to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl signifies the end of a long, disappointing season for Dabo Swinney’s Tigers.

With the 2025 campaign officially in the books, the longtime head coach now begins the process of making the necessary changes to ensure his program gets back to what is expected next season.

Swinney has been non-committal on any changes he is contemplating, outside of acknowledging the team has some work to do in the transfer portal when it opens on January 2. Then there is a team meeting a week later on January 9, when the team will offically turn the page towards 2026.

“Obviously, the portal opens on the 2nd, so we’ll have some recruiting we’ve got to do…