Clemson Football: 5 Storylines to Watch vs. Louisville 2019

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 05: Head coach Scott Satterfield of the Louisville Cardinals on the sidelines in the game against the Boston College Eagles during the fourth quarter at Cardinal Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 12: Brendan Gant #44 of the Florida State Seminoles tries to stop Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers during their game at Memorial Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

1. Leaving a statement

You can say what you want, but there was extra fire in Dabo Swinney last week when the Tigers took on Florida State.

He was fired up from the beginning of the week in his press conference to when he ran down the hill to when the clock showed double-zero.

Though Swinney didn’t show that same amount of fire this week, one thing became clear: He’s tired of hearing the rhetoric that Clemson football is somehow missing something or has taken a step back.

The Tigers have heard the chatter from national pundits talking about how they don’t deserve to be in the top-four and how they could miss the CFB Playoff with an undefeated record. They’re tired of hearing about how they’ve struggled and I think we’ll see an extension of those frustrations this weekend.

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Look for Clemson football to continue to make statements over the course of these next few weeks, especially as we progress into the month of November.

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