What We Heard: Swinney puts Carolina Game in perspective

Third-ranked Clemson continues its preparation to take on No. 24 South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night.

On Tuesday, the media spoke to head coach Dabo Swinney, defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, and tight end Milan Richard on the significance of the “Battle of the Palmetto State.”

Here is what we heard:

Swinney, along with each and every member of the Clemson football program, knows what this rivalry holds. However, the Clemson coach put the rivalry in perspective on Tuesday.

“Last year we won the national championship, lost to Pittsburgh,” Swinney said. “If we had won the national championship and lost to South Carolina, nobody was…