November’s dance card is full, but for now, Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers are taking a break.
The No. 9 Tigers, fresh off a 48-31 victory over Virginia, are off this week and are home for Louisville on Nov. 2nd. The Tigers then go on the road for games at Virginia Tech and Pitt before returning home to close out the regular season schedule against The Citadel and South Carolina.
“Obviously, we’ll do everything we can during the open date. There’s a lot of guys that need to really recover and get themselves in a better spot, hopefully by next week,” Swinney told the media during a Monday teleconference. “And then hopefully get a couple of guys back as well. But again, overall, game-wise, we did a lot of good things. I love that we could limit their run game and really get control of the game. Got pressure on the quarterback. Offensively, just very efficient and a lot of explosives, no sacks, a lot of good things there, but plenty that we need to do better on offense…