Clemson football, Dabo Swinney take it on chin at Duke

The 2023 Clemson football season isn't over yet, but it looked like it was over on Saturday night.

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How Clemson and mentor Debo Swinney can pull it off in Week 1 will be determined. All of a sudden, ya to win this school football season, don't take it.

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Clemson showed the whole package in its stunning 28-7 loss to Duke - fumbled tackles, blocked field goals, red-zone mistakes.

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Clemson's offense looked like they were in a fog.

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Swinney praised Klubnik's poise and his ability to recover from unfortunate mistakes and bad spots.

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Longest pass game against Clemson's Blue Angels was 21 yards.

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Klubnik was caught once, but not ejected many times.

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With the game, it felt like we were watching the highlights of the last two seasons

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clik here

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