Dabo Swinney

When a guy comes unofficially, then he, to me, is sending you a message that, 'You know what? Hey, I'm interested in Clemson.' Now, he may hate it when he gets here. But at least he came on his own. That's just my personal philosophy. ”

I'm a big believer in the student-athlete part. I value the education and what it provides for you. Football is a vocation. Only 1.67 percent of these athletes go on to the NFL. An education provides you an opportunity for a career. A lot of people just don't get that. To say they aren't getting anything is misinformed. ”

My job is to recruit the best players I can recruit. When they get here, challenge them and grow them into their best version. ”

The thing I enjoy the most about being the head coach is that I get to create the climate. I get to control the environment everybody comes to work in every day, and I'm very in tune to the chemistry, the morale of my staff, my support staff, my secretaries, the guy cleaning the building, the players, the walk-ons. ”

Always remember, the goals that we have achieved pale in comparison to the daily commitments it took to get there. ”

I thought, 'If I ever get a new football building, I want a slide.' Now I go down it every day. ”

Let's not be miserable when we win. There's definitely people in places that, even when they win, they're not happy. That's sad. ”

Fans can have whatever mindset they want to have. But I don't want anything to creep into the culture of our program, because our players, they get stuff pushed at them - social media. ”

A football team is really just a reflection of society. You've got 118, 120 guys on the team, you got a little bit of everything. ”

I don't think it's good to be a distraction to your team. ”