When Clemson's Dabo Swinney won his first game as Clemson's interim head coach against Boston College midway through the 2008 season, he was thinking only of earning win No. 2.
But less than 10 years later, Swinney has a chance to earn his 100th career victory when his No. 3 Tigers (10-1) face No. 24 South Carolina on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams in Columbia.
"It's a credit to the staff and players that we've had come through here," Swinney said. "We've had a lot of success, obviously."
A victory against the Gamecocks (8-3) would make Swinney only the fourth coach to win 100 games in his first 10 years, joining a select group that includes Bob Stoops, Urban Meyer and Chris Peterson.