Dabo Swinney ranked as Top 3 CFB coach |
The College Football season is about to get cranked up in a few months as Clemson will host Furman on September 1.
Clemson's Dabo Swinney and his team will hope to make that prestigious trip back to another College Playoff. In 10 seasons with the Tigers, Swinney holds an impressive 101-30 mark including a 59-7 record in Death Valley. Athlon Sports released their top 130 college football coaches in America and had Swinney ranked No. 3 overall behind only Nick Saban and Urban Meyer. "Clemson has joined the ranks of college football's annual contenders under Swinney's direction," Athlon's Steven Lassan wrote. "The Alabama native was promoted to interim coach in 2008 following the dismissal of Tommy Bowden. After a 4-3 mark in the final seven games of that season, Swinney guided the Tigers to a 9-5 mark in 2009 and the Atlantic Division title. Clemson went 16-11 over the next two seasons but has not won fewer than ten games in each of the last six years. The Tigers have claimed three consecutive ACC titles, won the 2016 national championship and have earned a trip to the CFB Playoff in each of the last three years. Swinney is 101-30 since taking over in Death Valley and has Clemson poised to challenge for the national title once again in 2018." The remainder of the Top 10 coaches were Chris Peterson (No. 4), Gary Patterson (No. 5), Jimbo Fisher (No. 6), Mark Dantonio (No. 7), James Franklin (No. 8), Jim Harbaugh (No. 9), and Kirby Smart (No. 10).
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