Team Meeting has Swinney Confident Tigers will Respond

CLEMSON — Clemson had a very emotional team meeting Monday, as the Tigers try to salvage what is left of a season that has gone horribly wrong.

This past Saturday, Clemson was soundly defeated by Syracuse at Memorial Stadium, marking the program’s fourth consecutive loss to a Group of 4 squad at home, dating back to last season. That has not happened in 30 years in Tigertown.

The Tigers are also 1-3 for the first time since 2004 and 0-2 in the ACC for the first time since 2010. In other words, things have not gone well for a team many predicted as a favorite to contend for a national championship.

“There was a lot of pain in that locker room because these are great kids, and they care. They…