Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has always wanted to catch a pass from legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
Swinney and Favre faced off once as players in college, when his No. 15 Alabama team faced 25th-ranked Southern Mississippi at Legion Field in 1990. In that game the future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback bested the Crimson Tide, 21-0, but the two never got the chance to meet following the game.
Fast-forward nearly 28 years, to this spring, both Swinney and Favre attended a charity event at Southern Mississippi and instantly hit it off. The two spent nearly an hour before the event talking about their playing days, making connections and exchanged phone numbers.