CLEMSON, S.C. — Back then, Dabo Swinney was another assistant coach waiting to be fired. The idea that he would bring a national championship to Clemson with the chance for many more was a vision that only he held. The thought that he would one day lead this program to 53 wins in 57 games a pipe dream.
"October 13, 2008," Clemson's head coach says from his lounge chair in a cavernous office that could house his whole football team. Unlike most coaches who carefully choose their words, Swinney is an open book and a master storyteller. This particular story, how all this was made possible, is one he recalls with vivid detail.