Early Signing Day 2021 | Dabo Swinney discusses class

Dabo Swinney on Signing Day:

• “What a day. Every day is a great day to be a Tiger, but today is special. Christmas has come early here in Clemson, SC."
• Called this group “The Pandemic Posse”
• Discussing Clemson’s reach hitting nine states…he might be a "Twitter quitter” but he probably still gets our alerts.
• Clemson's 2021 recruiting class includes...1 from South Carolina 5 from Georgia 3 from North Carolina 3 from Florida 2 from Tennessee 1 from Texas 1 from New Jersey 1 from California 1 from Maryland.
• Says Clemson is still waiting on a couple of guys to make a decision in January. But they are happy with the class they’ve put together so far.

Dabo Swinney on Payton Page: I told Todd (Bates), ‘You got one guy.’ — This is a grown man right here. This is the one guy Todd wanted to stand on the table for.”

Todd Bates on Payton Page: "He’s a dancing bear. He’s got sweet feet.” - Says Page will report in January.

Dabo Swinney on TE Jake Briningstool: “Could have gone anywhere he wanted to in the country. He's got a great skill set and he’s tough."

Danny Pearman on TE Jake Briningstool: “He’s used to winning and he’s ready to get on board.”

Dabo Swinney on Dietrick Pennington: "He’s a good defensive lineman, but he’s an ELITE offensive lineman. He’s a mountain of a man. A great fit for us.” -

Robbie Caldwell on Dietrick Pennington: “He doesn’t say a word. You have to do all the talking. A good student too."

Dabo Swinney on Bubba Chandler: Says Brandon Streeter came to him— 'I’ve got this guy. I really like him.’-- "He can slam dunk a basketball like it ain’t nothing. He’s starting to blossom as a quarterback and ‘Street’ does a great job evaluating these guys.”

Robbie Caldwell on Ryan Linthicum: “Probably has hair prettier than Trevor.” 

Dabo Swinney on Will Shipley: “Our man ‘Ship’ we’ve been chasing this guy forever. He’s like Sasquatch man. He is dynamic. He can do it all.”

Tony Elliott on Will Shipley: “He has a complete skill set- he can catch the ball out of the backfield and run between the tackles."

Dabo Swinney on  Jeremiah Trotter Jr.: “This is as good a linebacker prospect as we’ve ever signed.”

Brent Venables on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.: “We’ve nicknamed him ’The Quiet Assassin’.”

Dabo Swinney on landing Nathaniel Wiggins: “This is just God’s favor getting this young man right here.” —>Mike Reed said, “He’s dynamic. When you turn on the film and watch Nate play, you will see a blazer with the ball in his hands.” 

Dabo Swinney on Andre Mukuba: “He tried to commit earlier, but I wouldn’t let him commit. I wanted him to come to Clemson.” - Swinney said once the dead period was extended he called Mukuba and said, ‘Well, I guess you will be my first quarantine commit.’ 

Dabo Swinney on Barrett Carter: “Everyone wants to say he’s a linebacker, but he can play either safety position. He’s a pretty dynamic player coming to play with Coach Reed and Coach Conn.” 

Lemanski Hall on Cade Denhoff: “He’s long- explosive. Great effort— tough kid.”