Dabo Speaks on Miami and Previews Georgia Tech

By Zachary Wagner

Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney conducted his weekly press conference on Tuesday Morning inside of Allen N. Reeves Football Facility. Tuesday marked the 12 year anniversary of Dabo Swinney being named the Interim Head Coach after Tommy Bowden stepped down. Fast forward 12 years, and Swinney is a two time National Champion and six time ACC Champion. 

Twelve years ago today at 9:00 am I got a call from Tommy Bowden. "Hey Tim, you need to come to my office and bring a pad." Three hours later I was putting out a release that Dabo Swinney was Clemson interim head coach.

— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) October 13, 2020

Swinney: "It's about this time 12 years ago I was trying to plan out the next seven weeks. Hopefully we can get a different result at Georgia Tech than we did my first week."

Today is the 12 year anniversary of Dabo Swinney being named interim Head Coach.#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

The last time the Tigers traveled to Atlanta, Georgia Kelly Bryant was the starting quarterback for Clemson. After Trevor Lawrence came in as the second string quarterback, and tossed four touchdown passes, Swinney had a hard decision to make. 

Swinney: "You just know when you know. It was a tough bus ride home for me because I knew it was going to be a tough decision." On naming Trevor Lawrence starting quarterback his freshman year.#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

The following week, Lawrence was QB1 and the rest is history. 

Swinney had some high praises on Tuesday morning for his quarterback, stating: “I don’t know what you could want from a quarterback that Trevor doesn’t possess.”  

Swinney: "I don't know what you would want in a quarterback, that Trevor doesn't have." #ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

Swinney: "I think he's one of a kind. He's got attributes that I've never seen."#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

Swinney: "There aren't two players in the country that are better than T'squared. Travis and Trevor."#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

Swinney: "He's a great teammate and a great leader. He's graduating in December and I'll tell ya, time flies." On Lawrence#ClemsonSportsNews

— ClemsonSportsNews (@ClemSportNews) October 13, 2020

Lawrence is on pace for over 4,000 passing yards and over 45 total touchdowns during a 14 game season. 

The Clemson Tigers travel to take on the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech on Saturday. Kick off is set for Noon on ABC.