Rivalry week doesn’t usually hand out good news, but Dabo Swinney delivered some Wednesday night anyway.
Clemson expects to get defensive tackle Stephiylan Green back in the rotation Saturday in Columbia, and Swinney indicated true freshman quarterback Chris Denson avoided anything long-term after having his foot stepped on in practice.
That’s the backdrop as the Tigers head into the Palmetto Bowl at South Carolina (noon ET, SEC Network) with bruises, storylines — and a quarterback legacy debate that Swinney clearly thinks has gotten too narrow.
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The headline is up front: Swinney anticipates Green will be available after missing the last two weeks, a boost for Clemson’s interior depth heading into a road game that will demand physicality on every snap…