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Young players impressed Swinney in Thursday’s scrimmage

Dabo Swinney had mixed emotions coming out of the team’s second and final scrimmage Thursday at Memorial Stadium.

The Clemson head coach said both the offensive and defensive first teams dominated the day and their depth is not in a good place with just two weeks before the season opener against Georgia Tech.

However, Swinney was complementary of many freshmen, including tight ends Jaelyn Lay and Davis Allen, and he is confident his team has the pieces to put together a successful team this season.

Swinney on what he was pleased with on defense during today’s scrimmage

“(Justin) Mascoll got banged up early and Justin Foster was out today, so we didn’t have a lot of depth at defensive end.