Swinney's old-fashioned message resonates as Tigers add to stellar class

In a world of transactional relationships, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is still doing things his way, and it paid off in a big way for the Tigers after the coaches hosted 20-plus players for an Elite Junior Day this past weekend.

The old recruiting adage says that recruits have to date the coach but marry the school, a nod to the fact that coaches won’t always be at a school, but once you attend a college or university, you are a part of that world for the rest of your life, and you make your decision based on the long-term.

In today’s college football world, there aren’t a lot of lifelong relationships or marriages as both coaches and recruits chase one-year stints and transactional…