Dabo Swinney: Clemson football has been built on 'God's Name, Image and Likeness'
Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has never been shy to talk about the role God and Christianity plays in his life and in the Tigers' program.
Another reminder of that came on Wednesday during Swinney's early signing day press conference, when he turned a question about the usage of players' Name, Image and Likeness in conversation with recruits' parents into discussing how Clemson has used "God’s Name, Image and Likeness."
"Honestly, I was thinking about it this summer. I was thinking through it and honestly, for me, we built this program on NIL," Swinney said. "We really did. It’s probably different than what you’re thinking though. We built this program in God’s Name, Image and Likeness. That’s how I look at it."
"As things have changed, God has always been the foundation of what I do. We’ve been dealing with His Name, Image and Likeness for a long time. I think as this new era has come forward, God just continues to bless us here at Clemson.”
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Clemson signed a 26-player class that ranked No. 11 in the country according to 247Sports' rankings as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. That included 5-star defensive lineman Peter Woods, one of four of the top 13 defensive lineman in the class to sign with the Tigers according to 247Sports' composite rankings.
And on Dec. 30, the Tigers face Tennessee (8 p.m., ESPN) in the Orange Bowl in Miami.
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