We’re officially less than one week away from the season-opener between Clemson and Duke, and thanks to coach Swinney, we get some locker room trash talk.
“The other unique thing about (the stadium) that I do not like, and nobody likes that plays at Duke, is you have to — I mean, it’s like a two- or three-minute walk,” Swinney said on the latest edition of Tigers Call. “It’s a long way to get to the locker room. A long way. And in college football, you barely have enough time to go to the bathroom and talk for 30 seconds in there, and it’s time to go again.”
This is the Tigers’ first trip to Duke since 2012, and the school made a few changes.
Duke completed a $100 million stadium renovation in 2017. The renovation included removing the running track, adding premium seating and luxury suites, and improving operations facilities.
Swinney is excited to see the new upgrades, but the most essential upgrade hasn’t happened.
“Everybody has talked about how nice it is and what a great job they’ve done with the improvements,” Swinney said. “But I did ask about the locker room journey and that is, unfortunately, I think, still the case.