Clemson coach Dabo Swinney prepares to run on the field with his team before its game against Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta.

The start to the 2025 college football season has been anything but peachy for the Clemson Tigers. Sitting at 1-2, after a three-point ACC loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, pressure is mounting for the Tigers, and it starts with head coach Dabo Swinney.

Clemson, a popular pick to make the College Football Playoff and run through the ACC this year, has stumbled out of the gates, and some may say they are lucky they are not 0-3. Their lone win, a 27-16 win over Troy, saw them down 16-0 at one point.

In response to the pressure, criticism is abundant, and head coach Dabo Swinney has had enough. He fired back at those critical of his team through three games.

"If they want me gone, if they're tired of winning, they can send me on my way because that's all we've done is win. We've won this league eight out of the last 10 years. Is that not good? I'm just asking. Is that good?" Swinney said.

"I don't know if that's good or not, to win your league eight out of the last ten years, to go to the playoffs seven out of 10 years, to be in four national championships, to win it twice. Yeah, we're a little down right now. Take your shots, but I got a long memory in case you all don't know. We'll be alright. We'll bounce back. This is a program built to last. Always has been. Always will be.

"I will just say, if you give up on us, if you don't believe in us because we've lost two games, you didn't believe in us anyway, so it doesn't matter. You weren't all in anyway. If you're all in, you don't burn the ships. There's no exit strategy. You're freakin' all in.

"But, hey, if Clemson is tired of winning, send me on my way. I'm going to go somewhere else and coach. I ain't going to the beach. I'm 55, I've got a long way to go. You all are going to have to deal with me for a while. I'm just getting going. I'm just now good enough to be a head coach," Swinney continued.

Clemson gets back in action this Saturday, Sept. 20, when they host the Syracuse Orange in an ACC matchup set to kick off at 12 p.m. ET and air on ESPN.

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Reporting by Riley Donald, College Sports Wire / College Sports Wire

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