Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney joked he has to face the ‘New England Patriots’ with Bill Belichick joining UNC, but he told the NFL coaching great he has some ‘secret sauce’ for him.
It’s a new look in the ACC for college football as Bill Belichick becoming the North Carolina Tar Heels new head coach shakes things up in one of the country’s top conferences.
Dabo Swinney, the longtime Clemson Tigers head coach, described the conference as playing the ‘New England Patriots,’ which includes former Patriots coach Bill O’Brien coming on as Boston College’s new leader on the sidelines.
Swinney and Belichick had a joint interview with ESPN’s Rece Davis, where he admitted not being too worried about the accomplished NFL coach joining the college ranks.
In fact, Swinney joked that he has some ‘secret sauce’ to beat the Tar Heels when they see each other on Oct. 4 on the road.
Ryan Allen, Clemson’s specialists coach, was Belichick’s former punter on the Patriots.
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