Clemson QB Cade Klubnik opened the season under fire. The reason? LSU came into Memorial Stadium and spoiled the night, grinding out a 17-10 win, Brian Kelly ’s first season-opening victory with the Tigers. And following that, much of the blame fell on Klubnik. Well, he finished 19-of-38 for 230 yards, tossed a costly interception in the 3rd quarter, and was sacked twice. So after the game, Dabo Swinney tried to highlight his QB’s upside, but his tone told the story. Klubnik’s potential is still there, yet he was the one left carrying the weight of Clemson’s Week 1 loss. Here, Dabo Swinney took the brutally honest route in his evaluation.

Swinney didn’t sugarcoat his quarterback’s struggles. “ We had some critical drops on contested plays, not good on third down. Had a couple of p

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