Clemson coach Dabo Swinney talked about his team's win over Boston College, Xavier Thomas, injuries and looked ahead to Florida State when he met with the media Sunday night. TIinClemson has everything Swinney had to say:
:"We had a good trip back. A late, late, night. We all got home around 6 a.m. and we're back at it today. It's great to go up there and get a big win. It's always a tough place to play. I'm just proud of our team. We're certainly not perfect but we continue to battle. I love their effort, their belief, their will to win ... just how they've handled adversity within games. I see us growing. I'm proud of where they are right now. They're 6-0.
"Biggest thing we have to improve on ... we had some third and longs early and they extended some drives. We have to get the quarterback down. We're getting our hands on a lot of balls but we have to find a way to intercept them. We let the quarterback out of the pocket a few times. We had a few missed tackles. They had some plays just off the scrambles. But again, I loved our effort. Just an outstanding four quarter effort.
"Offensively, not as consistent as we have been on third down which affected us a little bit. That's a tough defense. We did have 144 yards rushing. That's the 10th opponent in a row we've out-rushed.had one of his best games so far. We did another good job in the redzone. I like how we finished the first half and started the second half. The interception was just a bad play. We were 5-of-14 on third down and we had some drops .
"We have definitely improved as a team from where we were when we started. We're getting healthier. Hopefully we'll get more guys back this week. I'm proud of our team for staying focused and finding a way. We have a great opponent on the road coming up, a big challenge."