CLEMSON — The one thing Dabo Swinney has been fighting for his team to do, is to play together.
It seems, except for the North Carolina and Boston College games, the offense and defense do not always play together. Case in point, last week’s loss to SMU.
The Tigers are coming off a 35-24 loss to SMU at home, marking the program’s fifth straight home loss to a Power Conference opponent. It is the first time the program has suffered a streak this long since the 1970 and 1971 seasons.
In the game, the defense kept the Tigers close, but the offense struggled to score just seven points on its first nine possessions.