Clemson would be on the hook for the second-largest buyout ever if they were to fire Swinney

Dabo Swinney kept things bluntly honest after Clemson football's ugly loss to LSU to open up their season on Saturday.

No. 13 LSU blew out No. 23 Clemson in coach Lane Kiffin's debut with the Tigers, earning a 51-10 victory in Week 1

A year after LSU narrowly defeated Clemson in Week 1, it was clear which team improved and which didn't.

On Saturday, the Clemson football program kicked off its 2026 college football season with a whimper by losing to the LSU Tigers by a score of 51-10. Clemson recorded an interception on the first play of the game in this one, but virtually nothing went right for the Tigers from that point on.

Lane Kiffin’s debut at LSU has made Paul Finebaum a believer in the team, even if he thinks the coach is a child. The ESPN analyst believes the Tigers, after a 51-10 blowout of Clemson in Baton Rouge,

The Clemson Tigers did not simply lose their 2026 opener vs. the LSU Tigers. Clemson was dismantled so thoroughly that one night revived every concern surrounding head coach Dabo Swinney and the program’s direction.

LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin felt the hate before facing Clemson. Which Kiffin shared on ESPN College GameDay to Pat McAfee . But he walked into his new home venue with a celebrity entourage: Featuring Livvy Dunne,