Dabo Swinney knew two days before his team beat NC State, 41-7, back on Oct. 20 that they were going to “smash” the Wolfpack.
On this particular day, when the team was supposed to be meditating during its time with team physiologist Milton Lowder, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was in the back of the room taking notes and flipping through pages as he prepared for the showdown with a Wolfpack offense that has scored and put up yards on everyone but his Tigers this year.
Swinney gives Lowder like five to seven minutes every Thursday to speak to the team, and on this particular day he introduced the Clemson team to a new app called “Headspace,” which is described as a simple way to reframe stress through a relaxing meditation.