Clemson's Dabo Swinney spotted with black eye: What happened?

Barstool was one of many accounts on X (formerly Twitter) that lent its own humorous speculation to Swinney's injury, referencing infamous Clemson fan "Tyler from Spartanburg" who got into a back-and-forth with Swinney on his call-in show during the football season.

But according to Clemson insider David Hood, the explanation is far more innocent.

"Guess everyone saw Coach Swinney," he wrote on X. "He took one to the face playing pickup basketball and had to get stitches."

Swinney has never been shy about his love of a pickup basketball and his general love of the sport, hence his attendance at the game on campus on Saturday.

The 54-year-old originally joined the Clemson football staff as wide receivers coach in 2003 and was elevated to interim head coach in 2008 before taking the position officially. In that time, he led Clemson to a pair of national championships.