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Swinney, Tigers host Georgia Tech Saturday in ACC opener

Clemson will play seven straight ACC opponents, beginning Saturday against the Yellow Jackets

Swinney, Tigers host Georgia Tech Saturday in ACC opener

Clemson will play seven straight ACC opponents, beginning Saturday against the Yellow Jackets

you know, they are doing a good job of recruiting. They've gotten some key transfer guys in there. Uh that is, I think brought them a little more uh experience in the short term, which has helped him and uh, and maturity as well. But just just I think belief in what they're doing familiarity and you can tell that they bought into, you know, the philosophy that they have their, uh, and I think the coaches deserve credit for that because they've stayed committed. You know, it's really easy, especially when things aren't, you know, maybe going the way you want them early on to to, you know, abandon ship if you will. But those guys have stayed the course and stayed committed to what they believe in and you can see them bill. And again, this is a really challenging situation because you weren't just changing coaches and changing the culture. You know, you're changing an entire schematic deal that had been in place for a long time and it just takes time. So uh you can definitely see the improvement. Um you know, with with what, you know, uh Coach Collins and his staff are doing, uh they play with great effort, They play with great effort. I think that's a sign of belief. You don't see guys loafing around or anything like that. They play hard, they play tough and uh and then they're smart coaches. I mean they do a good job schematically of position in there guys to have a chance to be successful. Obviously we've played uh against Sims. So we we we we definitely have some video and things like that. But you know, with him getting hurt, you know, we don't really know where he's at, but you know, so it's, you have to prepare though. Uh, so we don't know if he's gonna play or not. Y'all got any intel, go ahead and let me know, I'll take it. But we don't know if he's gonna play. I mean, they're gonna do what they do regardless. But there is a little different emphasis and a little different, uh, you know, they both, you know, Yates is a good football player man. He's a winner state champion quarterback, savvy, savvy Kidman, tough and again, very consistent and uh, but you know, Simms is, is, is maybe a little bit better of a runner, a little more explosive in that part of the game. And, and uh, and he's a, he's a gun sling or two now, I mean, he he can rip it. Uh, so you just have to prepare for what they do. Uh huh, just as we need to. But yeah, little bit of a Difference between the two. But I think at the end of the day they're gonna, they're gonna get that ball that running back, they're gonna formation, you they're gonna tempo, you they're gonna be 10 personnel, I mean, 11 personnel. A little bit of 10 mixed in there. You know, they're gonna run their quarterback, regardless of who's in there and they're gonna take some shots and they're gonna have all the boots and sprints and wheels and throwbacks that go that complement that.
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Swinney, Tigers host Georgia Tech Saturday in ACC opener

Clemson will play seven straight ACC opponents, beginning Saturday against the Yellow Jackets

After two non-conference games, Clemson embarks on a two month stretch of ACC opponents, with seven straight league games beginning Saturday against Georgia Tech. "Our next goal is very simple, it's win the division," Dabo Swinney said on Tuesday, during his weekly press conference. "That starts this week; that's what's in front of us."Swinney praised the job third-year Yellow Jackets head coach Geoff Collins is doing, as Georgia Tech has transitioned from a triple-option offense to a spread system in recent years."They are a much improved team, much improved team, in all areas," Swinney said. "You can see that belief growing in what they do, they're committed in their philosophy and believe in what they do."Swinney said he didn't know which quarterback would start for Georgia Tech Saturday, after Jeff Sims was injured in their opener against Northern Illinois. Jordan Yates received his first career start last weekend, throwing for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns in their win over FCS-level Kennesaw State.On the injury front, Dabo Swinney announced true freshman offensive lineman Dietrick Pennington, a four-star recruit in the class of 2021, will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL. "He was on his way to really becoming a very consistent contributor for us and a definite big-time depth guy," Swinney said.

After two non-conference games, Clemson embarks on a two month stretch of ACC opponents, with seven straight league games beginning Saturday against Georgia Tech.

"Our next goal is very simple, it's win the division," Dabo Swinney said on Tuesday, during his weekly press conference. "That starts this week; that's what's in front of us."

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Swinney praised the job third-year Yellow Jackets head coach Geoff Collins is doing, as Georgia Tech has transitioned from a triple-option offense to a spread system in recent years.

"They are a much improved team, much improved team, in all areas," Swinney said. "You can see that belief growing in what they do, they're committed in their philosophy and believe in what they do."

Swinney said he didn't know which quarterback would start for Georgia Tech Saturday, after Jeff Sims was injured in their opener against Northern Illinois. Jordan Yates received his first career start last weekend, throwing for 254 yards and 4 touchdowns in their win over FCS-level Kennesaw State.

On the injury front, Dabo Swinney announced true freshman offensive lineman Dietrick Pennington, a four-star recruit in the class of 2021, will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL.

"He was on his way to really becoming a very consistent contributor for us and a definite big-time depth guy," Swinney said.