Clemson's Dabo Swinney on Tuesday said he had no interest in the LSU coaching vacancy at this point, joking that he was surprised to be considered "a big-time coach."
"This is the only Death Valley I'm concerned with right here," Swinney said, referring to the stadiums in both Clemson and Baton Rouge, both nicknamed "Death Valley."
Swinney has been speculated to be a possible candidate to replace Ed Orgeron since LSU agreed to part ways with their coach after this season -- just two years after winning the national title.
"I don't know the situation [with Orgeron at LSU]," Swinney said when asked about the pressure to win immediately and consistently, "but I do know some of the greatest coaches we've ever had weren't good early or maybe the consistency wasn't there.