Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, trying to salvage what's left of this season after Saturday's loss to SMU , said there is "no quit" in his team and touted his "credibility" after 18 years at the school.
The Tigers, who started the season with a No. 4 ranking and national championship aspirations, fell to 3-4 with their 35-24 home loss to the Mustangs.
"We hopefully have earned a lot of credibility around here," said Swinney, who has won two national championships and nine ACC titles in time at Clemson. "There's been a lot of great years, a lot of great years. But this is a tough one.
"We're going to try to fight our way and finish this thing the very best that we can. And then we'll start over just like we do every year. You know, that's what we do every year. We have a great year, we