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Social media reacts to 'nuclear' Dabo Swinney press conference rant

Story bySteve Holley, Clemson WireFri, January 23, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC·6 min readClemson football coach Dabo Swinney was the talk of college football by the time he finished speaking Friday afternoon at the Smart Family Media Center. What began as a press conference to welcome offensive coordinator Chad Morris back into the program certainly won't be remembered for that. After reintroducing Morris as the Tigers' play-caller for 2026, Swinney shifted toward his account of the events surrounding transfer linebacker Luke Ferrelli. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFerrelli committed to Clemson on Jan. 6 and had signed with the Tigers after transferring from California.

Social media reacts to 'nuclear' Dabo Swinney press conference rant

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Key Highlights

  • He had enrolled in classes and been in meetings with staff, Swinney said.
  • As Swinney described it, the former Golden Bears linebacker had found housing as well as an automobile after joining Clemson. By Jan.
  • 17, he was back in the transfer portal and on his way to Ole Miss. After the Rebels convinced Ferrelli to join the team in Oxford, Swinney laid out the timeline of events as though he were a detective working a case on "Law & Order."He also left no doubt who was to blame for Ferrelli jilting Clemson for Ole Miss, and the onus wasn't on the player.
  • It was on Rebels coach Pete Golding and Ole Miss football general manager Austin Thomas, Swinney said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"We did everything right," Swinney said of Clemson's involvement with Ferrelli. He added that he had threatened to turn Ole Miss and Thomas into the NCAA for tampering with a player already enrolled at Clemson."I've always just stayed in my lane and handled my business, and I've stayed focused on Clemson," Swinney said.
  • "But I'm not going to let someone just flat out tamper with my program.
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