Dabo Swinney raves about former Clemson QB Chase Brice after he pulled off big upset over Texas A&M

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney showed some love to his former quarterback Chase Brice, who led Appalachian State to a 17-14 upset win over No. 6 ranked Texas A&M this past weekend. Swinney was asked if he still keeps up with Brice’s career, and made it clear that he does.

“Oh yeah absolutely, heck I look up the spring game he’s on the sideline, he’s wanted to call plays,” Swinney said. “I love Chase Brice man, he’s a great kid, he’s a Clemson graduate, he graduated here in three years and it’s been fun.”

Brice had an electric performance in a close, week 1 shootout versus North Carolina where he threw for 361 yards and six touchdowns, leading a 40-point fourth-quarter performance for the Mountaineers. Swinney spoke more on Brice’s recent play and the success of his upset victory over the Aggies.

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“Obviously, North Carolina, that was a wild game whenever that was. And to go to Texas A&M and win, that ain’t easy, but what an unbelievable win for App State and for Chase. That’s something I know he’ll never ever ever forget,” Swinney said.

Clemson faced the Aggies at their house in the 2018 season in a two-point victory, and Bryce may not have played in that game, but was able to get familiar with Kyle Field and the ferocity of the 12th man.

“He’d been out there, he didn’t get to play but I’m sure he had a good vision for it. I didn’t get to see any of it obviously, but what an amazing win, good to see him having a great success. He’s awesome. He’s coach [Mickey] Conn’s nephew, so he’s family,” Swinney said.

In that same season, Brice entered the game in the fourth quarter for an injured Trevor Lawrence versus Syracuse when the Tigers were down double digits. He went 7-13 on his passes for 83 yards and orchestrated a 13-play, 94-yard game-winning drive to keep the Tiger’s season perfect on their way to a National Championship win.

Swinney’s love for Brice was evident during his press conference, as Brice and the Mountaineers hope to continue their success throughout the course of the season following their big upset victory.