If you read David Hale’s article on ESPN, and you really read it, you can tell Dabo Swinney was exaggerating his comment “professionalize college athletics.”
He was answering a question about his new contract, which was approved by the Clemson Board of Trustees last month, making him the highest paid college football coach in the history of college football. It’s obvious in the context of the story Swinney was not trying to be critical of college athletes or the notion of those that might think student-athletes should receive compensation for their contributions to the sports.