As he was heading into his second year as a head coach, Dabo Swinney was asked what he learned during his first year on the job.
The question kind of caught Clemson’s coach by surprise. He had not thought about it.
When he went back to his office later that afternoon, Swinney went into his desk draw and found a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote across the top, “What I have learned as a head coach.” That single sheet of paper has now turned into five as he writes down those moments when he learns something new about his position.