It was 0:11 in the second quarter, and Dabo Swinney absolutely lost it. Clemson was finally closing off the 14-point deficit during the last minutes of the first half. Running back Adam Randall ran a two-yard touchdown, with the Tigers leading the scoreboard, 28-21. However, Duke wasn’t done yet.

In the last 20 seconds on 1st &10, Duke’s Darian Mensah threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Que-Sean Brown, closing in the seven-point lead by Clemson. The Tigers had lodged in three touchdowns to erase Duke’s domination on the field, but with the defense failing to contain Brown’s TD, Dabo Swinney lost his cool.

As CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford described it, “OMG, Dabo Swinney went nuclear on Clemson’s secondary after the last TD from Duke.… 👀 🔥.” Bleeding into the halftime, it was a tie, 28-28.

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