Dabo Swinney takes blame for Clemson again, falling into ugly routine
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is once again taking the blame for a bad season… but is he falling into a bad routine? Same thing every year?
The most concerning part about Clemson football’s recent slide might not even be the losses anymore. It’s how familiar the response has started to sound afterward. Another season falls short of expectations.
Clemson underachieves relative to its talent. The offense struggles. Questions grow louder about where the program stands nationally.
Then eventually, Dabo Swinney steps forward to admit the Tigers weren’t good enough and puts the blame on himself. That pattern is starting to become an ugly routine around Clemson football. To Swinney’s credit, he hasn’t spent the offseason pretending 2025 was acceptable.
He’s openly admitted Clemson failed across the board during a disappointing 7-6 season that featured more NFL Draft picks than wins. Public accountability from a head coach is usually refreshing in college football. But eventually, accountability without real change starts to lose its impact.