Clemson coach Dabo Swinney defended his team Sunday against allegations by South Carolina players that his No. 4 Tigers used racial slurs against their in-state rivals.
“Obviously everybody is talking about that and that’s a shame. Absolutely I asked my guys about that and to a man (it's) absolutely false,” Swinney said (via TheState.com). "And I believe my guys. I know the character of our team. That’s really all I have to say about it.”
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South Carolina linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams was recorded on video after the game Saturday night accusing — in detail — an unidentified Clemson offensive lineman of using a racial slur some 80 minutes before kickoff Saturday near the west end-zone stands at Clemson, setting off a brief scuffle between players from both teams.
According to The State, South Carolina defensive end Dante Sawyer weighed in after the game via social media: “Racism still alive in Clemson, I see. Classless SOBs, still calling people (racial slur) is crazy.”
Sawyer said via Twitter on Sunday that Clemson senior offensive lineman Jay Guillermo had been in contact about the situation and “received all my respect.”
with all the tension following the game @Jay_Guillermo57 reached out about the situation, received all my respect.
— Dante Sawyer (@BuzzSawww) November 27, 2016
South Carolina, through a team spokesman, told The Post & Courier of Charleston, S.C., on Sunday that Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp "doesn't have any comment at this time." Muschamp wasn't asked about the accusation and didn't bring it up late Saturday night after South Carolina's 56-7 loss.
