Dabo Swinney's Reputation Sliding Amid Recent Struggles
Blame a disastrous 2025.The Tigers started the season as No. It's a trend Chris Vannini of The Athletic hinted may continue."Dabo Swinney drops out of the top tier for the first time since this exercise began. He has two national titles, but the last one was eight years ago," he wrote.
- ▪Blame a disastrous 2025.The Tigers started the season as No.
- ▪It's a trend Chris Vannini of The Athletic hinted may continue."Dabo Swinney drops out of the top tier for the first time since this exercise began.
- ▪He has two national titles, but the last one was eight years ago," he wrote.
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By Cameron Kiszla0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.In the late 2010s, the only coach that really compared to Nick Saban was Dabo Swinney.The head of the Clemson Tigers program played in four national championships in five years — that one off year ended in the semifinals — and took home two titles in the 2016 and 2018 seasons....Read More on NCAAHe even took Clemson to the College Football Playoff in the 2024 season.So why did The Athletic drop Swinney in their ranking of college coaches? Blame a disastrous 2025.The Tigers started the season as No.
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