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Familiar Foes Clemson, Georgia Tech Fight for ACC Championship

By Jim HenryDec 4th 2009 – 9:00AM

At least this will be the most preparation time Dabo Swinney has had for Georgia Tech. Swinney's No. 25 Clemson Tigers play No. 12 Georgia Tech in Saturday's ACC Championship in Tampa, Fla. Talk about kissing cousins. It marks the third game between the schools since Oct. 18, 2008, or more precisely, the third time in 20...

Clemson Assistants To Be Paid $1.8 Million; Thankfully, Not Each

By Mark HastyApr 3rd 2009 – 11:37AM

There is, apparently, no recession in college football. Or, if there is, it has bypassed the South Carolina uplands. Now that Dabo Swinney (right) has had his training wheels taken off, it's time for the rest of the staff to get paid accordingly. And oh boy, are they going to. Clemson will pony up $1.8 million for Dabo...

Bowl Season '08: Nebraska Rides Defense to Gator Bowl Win Over Clemson, 26-21

By Mark HastyJan 1st 2009 – 5:47PM

FanHouse gathers around the TV to bring you insights from Bowl Season '08.Onyx? Anthracite? Obsidian? Nothingness? Whatever they come up with, Nebraska needs to find a color beyond black and give its defense shirts in that color. After spotting Clemson an 11-point lead, Bo Pelini's Cornhuskers got huge help from their...

Turkey Legs to Go: Gator Bowl Travel Guide, Clemson vs. Nebraska

By Will BrinsonDec 17th 2008 – 12:00PM

Turkey Legs to Go is FanHouse's complete travel guide for all of the 2008-2009 college bowl games. Here, we cover the Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida), which pits Clemson against Nebraska.Overview/Matchup: Clemson and Nebraska both come into this bowl at interesting points of their respective would-be dynasties....

DaboSwinney News From the Web

  • 05/22/12 Swinney to speak at banquet Source: The Gaffney Ledger - Gaffney SC Connie Altman, Game Chairman of the 76th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas announced today that Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney has accepted the invitation to be the special guest speaker for the Shrine Bowl Coaches and Players Awards Banquet on Friday evening, December 14, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the Marriott Renaissance Park Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Spartanburg.
  • 05/21/12 Some college coaches want scrimmages during spring Source: The Ironton Tribune - Ironton OH ANN ARBOR, Mich. Some college football coaches want an NCAA rule change that would allow them to scrimmage against other schools during spring drills.
  • 05/18/12 Clemson football player kicked off team Source: FOX - WACH FOX 57 - Columbia SC Clemson freshman safety Desmond Brown has been permanently dismissed from the Tigers football team, head coach Dabo Swinney announced Wednesday.
  • 05/16/12 ACC Football: Dabo Swinney's Comments Illustrate Why... Source: Bleacher Report In the last week, there has been plenty of discussion about the ACC.
  • 05/16/12 ACC coaches favor playoff Source: The Post and Courier - Charleston SC Atlantic Coast Conference coaches weighed in on the college football postseason format they would like to see this week at the ACC meetings in Amelia Island, Fla., a preference likely influenced by last year�s national title game that featured two teams from the same Southeastern Conference division playing for college football�s top prize.

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