Facing third-and-seven on the South Carolina 33 with just under 10 minutes to play, the coaching staff called a conservative play that would likely lead to a field goal. Once the team got set at the line of scrimmage, however, Swinney elected to call a timeout. "We were down there, and we had a situation where we might could have come out with five more yards and come out and maybe kick a field goal," Swinney said. "(On the headset) 'Look, we are here to win a national championship. Let's play.’” On Monday, co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott described what was being said on the headsets as the coaches debated what to call. “Obviously, that was a critical drive, and we wanted to get points out of it. It was a third-and-long and we had another play called and at the last second we didn't like the look they were giving us so Coach Swinney called timeout,” Scott said Monday in the WestZone. “I think we got to the play that we ended up calling pretty quickly. It was a play that we had called earlier in the drive before, and we felt pretty certain when we went empty of what look we were going to get from the defensive side of the ball.”
Tony Elliott & Jeff Scott I understand this is your 1st year with the reins you talk about how much you trust the players how good the players are, Dabo talks about being "All In" You have a stable full of thoroughbreds, you have just turned the 4th turn, on the home front with the finish line in sight Drop the reins turn-um lose like you did on 10/24/2015 Keep this in mind "Swinney said. "(On the headset) 'Look, we are here to win a national championship. Let's play.’”