ATLANTA — Dabo Swinney was a proud football coach on Thursday night.
Clemson’s head coach walked proudly down the red carpet as he had two Tigers—defensive tackle Christian Wilkins and running back Travis Etienne—up for two prestigious honors at ESPN’s College Football Awards Show at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
Wilkins was up for two awards—the Outland Trophy and the Bednarik Award, while Etienne was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation’s best running back.
“They are both amazing players and they even better young men,” Swinney said on the red carpet prior to the show.