Dabo Swinney, 09/24/24

00:00 Opening comments: Homecoming, and evaluating the Stanford team.
05:58 On playing a team from the West Coast for the second time ever in Death Valley
07:20 On Elic Ayomanor and what he sees from him as well as other standout players
08:22 On the versatility of Stanford’s defense
09:43 On Tyler Brown and Peter Woods health
10:00 On the game time decision of Brown against NC State
10:30 On creating consistency on offense
12:12 On the preparation that goes into going against a new team
13:19 On continued growth of the offensive line
15:37 On wide receivers' blocking and the effectiveness
18:08 On health of the team: Collin Sadler, Bryant Wesco, DeMonte Capehart
18:42 On how beneficial it is to have the younger guys get snaps in the game
20:14 On relationship with Garrett Riley, seeing him succeed, and how the offense can develop more
22:23 On behind-the-scenes growth of the offense and how it is translating now
24:30 On focusing on doing his job, knowing who he is, and not listening to outside voices
29:16 On correcting pre-snap motion and the discipline of the defensive line
30:38 On coaching development and getting better with experience
31:25 On Cade Klubnik’s continual leadership and mindset growth
33:52 On success and rhythm driving the temp of the offense
34:45 On Kylon Griffon and improvement since the first game
35:26 On Sherrod Covil Jr. and his impact this season
36:28 On if he thinks that Klubnik will be back next season
37:28 On how recruiting has developed and changed with COVID years and 6th years
38:25 On Olsen Patt-Henry’s development, physicality, and blocking
39:09 On Sammy Brown
40:01 On the atmosphere in Death Valley and how the fans contribute
41:59 On looking to get 100th win in Death Valley against Stanford
42:54 On standout games on the journey to 100 wins in Death Valley
44:26 On AJ Hoffler and Jahiem Lawson filling gaps and Armon Mason’s ability
46:33 On communicating with former players in the NFL
47:05 On what he was doing the last time Clemson played Stanford (Dec., 1986)
47:45 On playing basketball in high school
48:19 On revenue share
49:04 On the clarity of revenue share affecting recruiting
49:42 On fundraising challenge for every school
50:10 On using revenue share for recruiting purposes
50:58 On how much recruiting conversations have changed with families
51:19 On how much NIL will change due to rev. share