It was during a game in 2018 when Dabo Swinney first met Dick Vitale.
Like everyone else, Swinney had always watched Vitale and his comical antics as a color analyst for ESPN’s college basketball coverage. He is a big fan of the former college basketball coach turned television personality.
“I have always liked Dick Vitale,” Swinney said. “He is one of those guys that you just grow up kind of … ‘That’s Dick Vitale!’”
So, when Clemson sports information director Tim Bourret asked Swinney to go on air with Vitale during a 2018 home basketball game, the Tigers’ head football coach jumped at the opportunity.