CLEMSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Monday morning’s team meeting wasn’t about what Clemson’s seen on the other side of the field, it was about what the Tigers are dealing with on their own sideline.

Following a 34-21 loss to Syracuse that dropped Clemson to 1-3, head coach Dabo Swinney called, what players described as, one of the most emotional meetings they’ve been a part of.

It wasn’t a film session. It wasn’t a lecture. It was just Swinney and his players talking openly about the rough start to the season and how to move forward from here.

Junior safety Khalil Barnes said Swinney leaned on his faith.

“The first thing he told us was scripture, he kind of turned it into a sermon,” Barnes said. “It was emotional in there just because he truly does feel what we feel but times three because

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