No matter who his team is playing, Dabo Swinney does all he can to keep his second-ranked Clemson Tigers focused on the upcoming game. Some weeks are easier to sell than others.
Obviously, playing Texas A&M and South Carolina gets his players’ attention a little more than playing Furman and Georgia Southern. So on weeks like with Saturday’s opening opponent in Furman, Swinney will dig as deep as he can to get his team’s attention on the Paladins.
Though Furman historically is one the best programs in the Football Championship Subdivision of the NCAA, and is currently ranked No.