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Swinney on Uiagalelei: ‘We need him to grow’

There is no doubt that D.J. Uiagalelei has won his teammates over with everything he has done since stepping foot on campus as a true freshman last year ahead of spring practice.

“Everybody has unbelievable respect for D.J.,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said of his rising sophomore quarterback following the team’s scrimmage on Friday. “He earned that last spring, last summer, last season. They all respect DJ tremendously.”

Uiagalelei was ultra-impressive in two starts last season, when he led Clemson to the largest comeback in Memorial Stadium history in his first career start vs.