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Dabo Swinney firmly claims 'there's not a program out there that's been more consistent' than Clemson

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko•about 11 hours•

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Dabo Swinney knows how good he is as a coach and how Clemson is as a program. Despite some outside noise in recent years, he made that clear this week.

Clemson hired Tom Allen as the new defensive coordinator following Allen’s single season at Penn State. Swinney said he wanted a leader of men and a high quality DC in that role going into 2025 and they seemingly got it in Allen.

That’s just another example of Clemson and Swinney being the most consistent program in America. At least, that’s what the head coach said.

“You know, I think it’s important to step back from emotional things,” Swinney said. “And, you know, keep a good perspective on the good, the bad, but evaluate you always set your eyes forward on what you got to do to get better. We’ve been to seven CFPs in the past 10 years, six Final Fours, four final twos, and two national championships. 

“And I’ve won this league eight out of the last 10 years. So we’ve done a lot of great things, and we’ve created, you know, a high standard and high expectations. And so again, there’s not a program out there that’s been more consistent than us, and we’re really proud of that.” 

Swinney is 180-47 in his career with Clemson since 2008. They won national championships in 2016 and ‘18 and have made the College Football Playoff seven times, including this season with the new 12-team iteration.

“But we’re always striving to get better,” Swinney said. “And each and every year we, you know, I try to do what I need to do to, you know, help us do just that. Keep growing, keep getting better. And it felt like I needed to have a change in leadership on the defensive side this year. And so, I decided to make that change.”

Swinney referred to Allen coming in from Penn State as far as a change. But Swinney migtn not be wrong when it comes to consistency. Outside of 2021-23, Swinney and Clemson have made the CFP every year since 2015.

Is that the case in 2025? It could very well be with the talent coming back, Swinney actually utilizing the transfer portal and Allen’s new defensive approach.

Talk about consistency.