Dabo Swinney met with the media Tuesday morning and said he expected senior quarterback Kelly Bryant to play Saturday afternoon against Syracuse.
“I don’t have any doubt he’ll be right here and ready to go,” Swinney said.
Less than 24 hours later Swinney confirmed that Bryant was transferring from the program when speaking on the ACC teleconference Wednesday morning.
“Obviously saddened and disappointed that he’s chosen to leave the team, but I really have absolutely nothing bad that I can say about Kelly Bryant,” Swinney said. “He’s one of the best young people that I’ve ever been around .