Dabo Swinney jokes about OT win over Wake Forest

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. Ken Ruinard / USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK

Dabo Swinney jokes about Clemson's stressful OT win over Wake Forest

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 9/24/22

Saturday’s game between Clemson and Wake Forest was a wild overtime affair that saw the two teams put up a combined 96 points. In a game like that, no wonder it took a few years off Dabo Swinney’s life.

Swinney joked after the Tigers’ 51-45 overtime victory that he’d aged 10 years during the game, going from 52 to 62.

Dabo: “I’m 52. I just turned 62 today.”

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 24, 2022

Swinney probably is not alone in feeling that way. Clemson jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, only to surrender 28 points in the second and third quarters to trail 35-28. The Tigers needed a 52-yard field goal to tie the game at 38 with four minutes left, then won in the second overtime.

In other words, the game was stressful enough if you were at all invested in it. On top of that, Swinney had to navigate his ridiculously huge play sheet, so that probably didn’t help matters either.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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