“It’s my job to get it fixed.”
That quote resonates with me every time the Clemson program enters unchartered, worrisome territory. And make no mistake about it, this is unchartered and worrisome territory as National Signing Day looms, the defensive coordinator is now the head coach at Oklahoma, and changes across landscape of college football (such as Texas, where they appear to be using NIL to buy players instead of actually recruit them) leave many wondering when the next shoe will drop.
But I always go back to 2010 and 2011.
During the 2010 season, Swinney tried to navigate his way through a tumultuous season that saw frustrating loss after frustrating loss.