Athlon releases ranking of all 130 FBS coaches, Dabo Swinney clocks in near the top
When Clemson's Dabo Swinney was named interim head coach in 2008, a second National Championship trophy in Pickens County might have seemed far-fetched.
Swinney is now entering his tenth full season as the Tigers' head football coach. Under his watch, Clemson has secured four ACC titles and the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship while winning at least ten games each of the last seven years.
The dancing, fun-loving ball coach's efforts have been noticed nationally. Athlon Sports released their Top 130 Coaches on Monday, where Swinney was ranked No. 3 behind Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Alabama's Nick Saban. Swinney jumped two spots from his No. 5 ranking in last year's edition.
Athlon's Steve Lassan wrote about Swinney:
Clemson has joined the ranks of college football's annual contenders under Swinney's direction. The Alabama native was promoted to interim coach in 2008 following the dismissal of Tommy Bowden.
Lassan went on to pop out some impressive stats from Swinney's tenure:
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 10 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.
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