Dabo Swinney has never been one to bite his tongue, especially when it comes to the chaos swirling around college football these days. With tampering and roster poaching running wild, Swinney made it clear he’s fed up with the lack of order and called for real consequences—maybe even government help—to finally put some teeth into the rules.
"They got to. There has to be some. We’re probably going to need some congressional help for that. There has to be some type of order put in place. But tampering is a problem. So there either needs to be consequences or you just say, heck with it and don’t worry about it and just call it like it is Wild West. You know one way or another. For tampering, well, I think there are rules in all these other leagues that have rules. Other sports. You know there are financial consequences. There are suspensions, firings, whatever. I mean and then there are contracts like that. There are lots of things that could be put in place. But to this point, it’s."
Swinney didn’t sugarcoat it: without real punishment, tampering has exploded across college football, and everyone knows it.
"It’s rampant because there haven’t been consequences. I don’t know that there’s been much fear of consequences. We got to get some order."
No Regrets for Calling Out Tampering
Asked if there was any news on the ongoing compliance mess with Ole Miss, Swinney made it clear the ball is in the NCAA’s court now.
"I don’t have. They don’t owe me an update. I don’t have an update. I mean, I did my part… You got to ask them for an update. But you know, no idea."
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips told coaches to bring their tampering evidence out into the open, and Swinney didn’t hesitate. He handed over the receipts to compliance, and when asked if he regretted shining a light on the situation—even if nothing’s changed yet—Swinney wore it like a badge of honor.
"Not at all."
For now, Swinney says the best weapon coaches have is keeping their players informed and ready for whatever comes their way from outside influences.
"Just do all you can education-wise. You bring it up, they don’t live in caves, so they know. And when you see consequences like that, that makes the difference. It will hopefully be a little bit more of a deterrent."
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