Just In: A brilliant head coach Dabo Swinney has abruptly departs from Clemson Tigers Amid issues due to…

Just In: A brilliant head coach Dabo Swinney has abruptly departs from Clemson Tigers Amid issues due to…

He said he warned his 2016 team that if they “keep touching the stove, it’s going to burn you,” and Clemson suffered a home upset loss to Pitt in November that affected its CFP chances.

For Clemson to avoid a similar fate this season, Swinney said the offense must improve its execution and precision, and clean up “routine stuff” on offense, including throwing passes on time, wide receivers catching throws and all 11 players doing their job rather than nine or 10. He said it has been frustrating because these issues haven’t shown up in practice, but they do come up in games.

A silver lining for the Tigers is that they won the national championship in 2016. They are hoping this season ends the same way, but must show progress offensively first.

“We just as surprised as everyone else,” Clemson wide receiver Tyler Brown said. “We been killing it all camp, all practice, and we’re still killing it. We just got to make that translation.”

A silver lining for the Tigers is that they won the national championship in 2016. They are hoping this season ends the same way, but must show progress offensively first.

“We just as surprised as everyone else,” Clemson wide receiver Tyler Brown said. “We been killing it all camp, all practice, and we’re still killing it. We just got to make that translation.”