Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney issued a nearly 14-minute statement Monday addressing a number of stories surrounding the Tigers' football program last week.
"This past week, it has hurt," Swinney said, per Grace Raynor of The Athletic. "It has been hurtful to see the pain in my players. To hear it in their voices. I know they're hurting and they have pain for what's going on in this country and this world. And it's also hurtful to see our program be attacked."
Former player Kanyon Tuttle said that Swinney failed to adequately address an incident in which an assistant coach used the N-word and attempted to dissuade players from participating in a sit-in against racism in 2016.