Dabo Swinney laughs every time he sees or reads where someone thinks a high school player could jump straight from high school to the NFL.
“It is such lack of understanding and a total disrespect for what it takes to play at that level,” Clemson’s head football coach said. “These are grown men playing at the highest level. Football is such a game of knowledge. The physical aspect, and you can have some guys that physically look like they can step into an NFL locker room. Very few, but you can have a few in high school. But the knowledge, the technique, the fundamentals, it is incredible.