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Virginia Tech football: What can Justin Fuente learn from Dabo Swinney?

They say overnight success takes about twenty years. Clemson Tigers head coach, Dabo Swinney, did it in half of that time. It’s hard to believe the man that was the interim coach in 2008, is the polished natty title winner we see today. People forget that Clemson was a back to back participant in the national championship game. They lost 45-40 in an epic contest to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015. Many would hang their head, and go back to the drawing board. Not Swinney. He seemed energized after the loss, and Clemson was a preseason favorite heading into 2016.