Dabo Swinney has always been an underdog. Whether it was the undersized receiver looking for playing time in high school, the walk-on fighting for a scholarship at Alabama, the grad assistant who was looking for a full-time job or the wide receivers coach named interim coach who wanted to be a head coach, Swinney’s life has been about fighting for every scrap.
Being an underdog is Swinney’s drive, and despite all of his successes, when he looks in the mirror, he sees an at-risk kid from Alabama who was rated a D-plus hire.
No. 3 Clemson takes on No.