CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney can find reasons to feel secure in his job.

First, there is Clemson's history of patience. The school employed Hall of Fame coach Frank Howard for 30 seasons, and just over a third of Howard's campaigns opened with a 1-3 record.

Even if the Tigers' odds of an ACC title this season are slim to none because of a 3-4 mark, they will hold eight of the last 11 league championships heading into 2026.

Penn State's James Franklin and LSU's Brian Kelly had just one conference title between them in 16 total seasons, which is why boosters for each program were willing to eat more than $100 million in buyout money to fire them midseason.

"You've got a lot of really, really good football coaches, they won a lot of games, they're getting fired because they don't win ch

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