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Swinney defends his players on racial accusations

Dabo Swinney was short and to the point in regards to accusations from South Carolina players that one of his own players made a racial slur, which led to the pre-game altercation between the two teams prior to No. 4 Clemson’s 56-7 win on Saturday.

“I was made aware of that. Obviously, everybody was talking about that and that is a shame,” Swinney said during his Sunday teleconference with the media to preview next week’s ACC Championship Game against No. 18 Virginia Tech.

Gamecocks’ linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams told South Carolina reporters that a Clemson player used “use the N-word.