His uniform is not like the others that tumble down the hill into Memorial Stadium on Saturdays in the fall.
The only team member not wearing orange or purple, Lance Cpl. Matt Johnson still runs alongside Dabo Swinney as the charismatic head football coach leads the Tigers into Death Valley for each game.
On televised games you’ll likely see Johnson just over Swinney’s shoulder during halftime interviews or the traditional post-game handshake between coaches. As the camera cuts back to the commentators, he follows Swinney and the Tigers into the locker room.
Johnson admits this isn’t what he had in mind when he joined the S.