Dabo Swinney named a coach to watch in upcoming ‘coaching carousel’

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A recent offseason deep dive from CBS Sports took a look at potential storylines to monitor once the next college football coaching carousel arrives, including a list of 25 head coaches who could eventually draw interest across the sport.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney showed up on that list at No. 23, landing in a tier labeled “considerable prying necessary,” a nod to how difficult it would be for any school to realistically pull him away from the program he has led for nearly two decades.

CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford explained his reasoning with the following:

“Like the captain of the Titanic, Swinney will go down with the ship and would be kicking and screaming on his way out if it comes to that. Stubborn in ways with the Tigers, the two-time national champion hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2019 season and just hired Chad Morris as his new offensive coordinator. Yeah, that Chad Morris, who’s coaching career since starring as Clemson’s play-caller from 2011-14 consists of failed head coaching tenures at SMU, Arkansas and one year as Auburn’s OC.”

Swinney is entering his 19th season at Clemson in 2026, including his 18th as the program’s full-time head coach, and remains one of the longest-tenured coaches in college football. Whether his name truly belongs in future carousel discussions is debatable, but the piece frames him as someone unlikely to leave on his own accord.

Clemson’s 2026 schedule features several notable opponents, including a season-opening trip to LSU, home dates against North Carolina and Miami, and a regular-season finale versus South Carolina. Louisville is the lone team mentioned in the article’s discussion that will not appear on Clemson’s regular-season slate.

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