Dabo Swinney just wrapped up his time at the podium in Clemson. Here are a few quick notes from Tiger Town. You can also watch the full session with the media above.
On Baylon Spector:
“If you have the work ethic, then talent gets them here, but their skill develops them. Baylon is the epitome of that.” — Says Spector and James Skalski’s play is a “reflection of their practice.” — Calls them "The Bruise Brothers".
On getting to fuss at Trevor Lawrence after spiking the ball:
"When he gets to New York or wherever you think he’s going, he can spike the ball. But not here.” — “Next time I’m going to put him on kickoff coverage and let him cover the kick."
On NFL teams looking at Lawrence:
“I don’t know what you would want in a quarterback that he doesn’t possess. You want size? You got it. You want a guy that can run? You got it. You want a guy that’s humble? You got it.” - On and on and on...
On Lawrence and Etienne:
There is not better two football players than Trevor and Travis. "T-squared” (Can’t type superscript on Twitter for some reason.)
On GT’s punter Pressley Harvin:
“It’s difficult. You just hope he kicks it so far that he outkicks his coverage."
On no triple option at Georgia Tech:
”It's a relief to prepare for Georgia Tech and not have to worry about the triple-option. They know a lot more about them this time than a year ago because of the film they have on them.”
On the 12th anniversary of taking over at Clemson:
- Said that his wife, Kathleen, gave him a kiss last night a little after midnight and said "Happy Anniversary." He panicked at first, but then realized what she was talking about.
- "About this time 12 years ago I was trying to plan out the next seven weeks. Hopefully, we can get a different result at Georgia Tech than we did my first week."
Injury updates:
- Justin Foster remains out this week.
- Joseph Ngata practiced last night and could play unless there are setbacks.
- Xavier Thomas might see more action this week especially if he gets in a full week of practice.
