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When Dabo Swinney assembled his first Clemson coaching staff three years ago, he didn’t stray far from his SEC/ACC area roots. He retained Brad Scott, with his Florida State-South Carolina-Clemson background, Billy Napier (Furman-Clemson) and Andre Powell (North Carolina-Virginia), and … Continue reading →

File Tigers coach Dabo Swinney. CLEMSON – Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips told Tigernet.com Monday he is “working on” extending the contract of football coach Dabo Swinney. The decision to work toward an extension was expected as Phillips told … Continue reading →

File Phil Kornblut Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has drawn a line in the sand with his football commitments and apparently is not backing down. Swinney does not look fondly upon his commitments visiting other schools. Offensive lineman RJ Prince of … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney thinks he’s got one of the best staffs in college football. After Wednesday, he’s got one of the best paid, too. Clemson and Swinney rewarded several football assistants Wednesday with raises totaling $450,000. … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)—Clemson coach Dabo Swinney thinks he’s got one of the best staffs in college football. After Wednesday, he’s got one of the best paid, too. Clemson and Swinney rewarded several football assistants Wednesday with raises totaling $450,000. The … Continue reading →

COLUMBIA, S.C. –Clemson coach Dabo Swinney thinks he’s got one of the best staffs in college football. After Wednesday, he’s got one of the best paid, too. Clemson and Swinney rewarded several football assistants Wednesday with raises totaling $450,000. The … Continue reading →

CLEMSON — When Dabo Swinney became Clemson’s full-time head coach in December 2008, he took a unique approach to his contract. Swinney asked for – and received – an incentive-laden deal which rewarded success. He was guaranteed only $800,000 annually … Continue reading →

CLEMSON – When Clemson won its first ACC title in 20 years last fall, Dabo Swinney’s wallet got a little fatter. To keep a strong staff happy and intact, the Tigers’ head coach decided to share the wealth. Clemson announced … Continue reading →

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has taken it upon himself — basically out of his own pocket — to give his assistants raises. There is a clause in Swinney’s contract stating that … Continue reading →

ACC blog ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich writes about all things ACC in the conference blog. • Blog network: College Football Nation Article source: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7582347/clemson-tigers-part-dabo-swinney-acc-bonus-going-assistants