"Give Them a Week Off”: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Says $115M Head Coach’s Athletes Shouldn’t “Show Their Face” After Humiliating Week 1 Loss

Published by EssentiallySports on September 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM ET

For Dabo Swinney, 2026 was meant to be the year Clemson bounced back. One game into the season, those hopes look crushed.