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Dabo Swinney getting shredded after Clemson’s loss to Tennessee in Orange Bowl
By Sydney Hunte
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Dabo Swinney is feeling the heat after Clemson’s 31-14 loss to Tennessee in the Orange Bowl on Friday evening at Hard Rock Stadium.
Part of the story for the Tigers was their inability to cash in despite having the lion’s share of possession and an overwhelmingly larger number of plays as opposed to the Volunteers. While the Vols have had the propensity to score quickly under Josh Heupel, the Tigers still weren’t able to do much with their opportunities.
Cade Klubnik was 30-of-54 for 320 yards, including 2 4th-quarter interceptions, and was sacked 4 times — twice by Aaron Beasley, who had a game-high 11 tackles and 4 TFLs. While the true freshman certainly showed his youth at various points during the game, he wasn’t helped by his offensive line.
As for Clemson’s running game, Will Shipley received 17 carries and totaled 72 yards, but both Swinney and offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter were slammed for not turning to him more often.
On top of that, the Tigers’ defense had few answers for Squirrel White as the true freshman had 9 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown.
Clemson’s performance garnered plenty of social media reaction:
Dabo Swinney vowed not to compete in College Football if NIL came to pass, and at least tonight he’s keeping his promise.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 31, 2022
Dabo Swinney is a replacement-level coach with a ton of resources. And Klubnik has no business playing at the D1 level, forget a Power 5 school. #OrangeBowl
— Bobby FakeName, Esq. (@BobFakeNameEsq) December 31, 2022
Dabo swinney is really making 10 million a year off having Trevor Lawrence and deshaun watson
— John (@iam_johnw) December 31, 2022
Trevor Lawrence isn’t walking through that door.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 31, 2022
Did Dabo Swinney and company even work on an offensive game plan for the Orange Bowl or were they busy flipping burgers over the last month?
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) December 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/longpauses/status/1609047352735858692
Dabo Swinney when he doesn't have an NFL caliber QB pic.twitter.com/DcpsCNfBpW
— Rose Mountkatzle (@NaturallyKatz11) December 31, 2022
Whats the difference between dabo swinney and mark helfrich
— Only Built 4 Curban Linx?? (@brooklyn_gohard) December 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/jonbecker/status/1609043636569899010
Does Clemson have a Dabo swinney problem?
— CFB King (@king_cfb) December 31, 2022
Dabo Swinney without a generational QB pic.twitter.com/wTa10sTPu2
— CJ Stroud Fan Account (@CJStroudFanAcct) December 31, 2022
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
