Charlotte, N.C. • Dabo Swinney has built Clemson into an every-year power with regular College Football Playoff appearances and a recent national championship. None of that could’ve happened without first asserting unquestioned control of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers open practice this week as the overwhelming favorite to become the first team to win four straight ACC titles since Florida State’s romp through the 1990s. They also could become only the second power-conference team to win four straight league championship games.
“I didn’t sit back and say, ‘Well we’re Clemson and we’re going to go out there and everybody’s going to try to catch us,’” Swinney said during the ACC Kickoff preseason media days.