NEW YORK, NY — Dabo Swinney and Clemson entered into the season with national championship expectations much like Penn State, but it ended the season with a 22-10 loss to PSU in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
Tiger coach Dabo Swinney knows his team had chances, but it was Penn State that took advantage of its opportunities and ultimately went home with a well-deserved victory.
“We didn’t make the plays that were there to be made,” Swinney said. “I don’t want to take anything away from them. They deserve a ton of credit.”
Swinney was complementary Penn State and its performance as well as interim coach Terry Smith, who he got to meet for the first time this week.
“I’m really thankful that I got to meet Terry this week,” Swinney said. “I really didn’t know him and I am really thankful that I got a chance to meet him. What a great guy. Congratulations to him and their team because they earned it. They earned the win. They made the plays that we didn’t make.”
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.It was a three-point game early in the fourth quarter before Penn State began to pull away and all Swinney could do is watch it happen.
He was still ever so graceful toward Smith and his team’s effort.
“It’s 6-3 in the fourth quarter and all of a sudden two plays kind of change everything,” Swinney said. “But I’m happy for him. I know he’s been through a lot this year, and he’s done a tremendous job of steadying the ship and leading them.”
Both programs enter the offseason facing a multitude of uncertainty.
