Dabo Swinney

(AP) Clemson freshman running back Mike Bellamy was ruled academically ineligible and won't return to school next fall.(Scott Halleran/Getty Images)Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday that Bellamy plans to enter a junior college this summer. Bellamy was a Parade All-American and considered consensus a five-star prospect in the mold of former Clemson star C.J. Spiller. Yet Bellamy never found his place on the field and got in trouble off it when he was sent back to campus by Swinney on the...Read Full Story

The annual rites of spring are occurring across the country this month, and it has nothing to do with baseball. These rites are happening on college football practice fields where assistant coaches are introducing themselves to one another and to their players. Twenty-five programs will send new head coaches on the practice field this spring. That is 21 percent of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision programs. The turnover among college football assistant coaches likely is even greater, although...Read Full Story

JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. Losing to South Carolina for the third time in four tries made Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sick to his stomach. The only thing that helps the queasiness is getting to play for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship again. The No. 18 Tigers (9-3) lost 34-13 on Saturday night to the 14th-ranked Gamecocks (10-2), dropping their third in a row to their in-state rivals for the first time since 1968-70. A South Carolina...Read Full Story

PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney got an extra kick out of ending No. 21 Auburn's 17-game winning streak. "It's only fitting that an Alabama grad would be in charge of the team that ended the winning streak," said Swinney, who played on the Crimson Tide's 1992 national champs. Clemson overcame Auburn's 14-0 lead for a 38-24 victory as quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns Saturday. Clemson posted 624...Read Full Story

The Fort Hill Clemson Club invites Tiger fans to attend the Sixth Annual Wendy’s Recruiting Wrap Up with Dabo Swinney. Coach Swinney will discuss each member of the Tigers’ 2012 recruiting class. The program will also include highlight videos of each signee, a live auction and door prizes. All tickets will be sold before the event. We strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets before Friday, January 27. Tickets will not be for sale at the door. Tickets are available for purchase...Read Full Story