AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Dabo Swinney defends Bill Belichick over brief postgame handshake after Clemson comeback
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney told reporters Tuesday that Bill Belichick deserves "a little bit of slack" for their brief postgame handshake, chalking the awkward moment up to field-rushing fans and a grueling game. Swinney addressed the moment during his weekly media availability, three days after the Tigers rallied from a 17-3 deficit to beat […] The post Dabo Swinney defends Bill Belichick over brief postgame handshake after Clemson comeback appeared first on American Almanac .
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney told reporters Tuesday that Bill Belichick deserves "a little bit of slack" for their brief postgame handshake, chalking the awkward moment up to field-rushing fans and a grueling game. Swinney addressed the moment during his weekly media availability, three days after the Tigers rallied from a 17-3 deficit to beat Belichick's North Carolina Tar Heels at Memorial Stadium. The come-from-behind win sent Clemson fans pouring onto the field, and the two coaches managed only what Swinney called a "drive-by" greeting before the crowd swallowed the scene. The handshake, or lack of one, had drawn attention on social media and in sports-media circles. But Swinney went out of his way to defend the Super Bowl-winning…Open