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Dabo Swinney and his Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 7, 2019, but that didn't lessen the head coach's opinion of the 2020 NFL draft hopeful:
"I love Tua," Swinney told ESPN's First Take on Thursday. "I'm on record with that. People can worry about whatever they wanna worry about. I wouldn't pass up on Tua. I think he is a big-time winner. He's a great person. He's a great teammate."
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