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State of the Hogs: Former Razorback Phillips helped ignite Clemson run

Preceding a planned interview with Terry Don Phillips, Google was consulted. What would it say about the retired Clemson athletics director?

“I have a pretty good feeling what it said,” Phillips said 30 minutes later. “I don't think I want to go there again.”

Of course, Phillips is the man who hired Dabo Swinney, now the top dog in the college football world with two of the last three national championships under his belt. Swinney coached Clemson to a 44-16 victory over Alabama on Monday night.

It always does my heart good when in the closing seconds of one of these great Clemson victories that Phillips gets another mention as the man who saw great things to promote Swinney from wide receivers coach to head coach.