When Scott Pagano told Dabo Swinney of his decision to transfer last week, it meant he was the fourth player to leave the program due to transfer since Clemson returned home from winning the national championship on Jan. 9.
Pagano and Swinney later relayed that the graduate senior’s decision had little to do with playing time and more so for the fact he had accomplished everything he wanted to achieve at Clemson and he felt he would rather continue his graduate program at a West Coast school, which is closer to his home state of Hawaii.
Regardless of what others might have said, you have to respect what the young man said and appreciate it because he honored his scholarship at Clemson and gave everything he had to help the Tigers win a national championship, even playing hurt in wins over Ohio State and Alabama.