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Swinney says Tigers need more than Funky Cold Medina

CLEMSON – Auburn’s fight song and crowd noise blared from the speakers at Clemson’s practice fields Wednesday afternoon, and for head coach Dabo Swinney that meant it’s one step closer to game day.

Clemson and Auburn kick off the season Saturday night at 9:05 p.m. inside Jordan-Hare Stadium and the Tigers practiced Wednesday in anticipation of the noise.

“You can only hear Funky Cold Medina so many times. It’s good to get a little different tune out there. It just kind of means that it’s getting close,” Swinney told TigerNet after practice. “I think that’s nothing - all teams do that.