Dabo Swinney thought he was defending his program’s integrity when he went public with tampering accusations against Ole Miss last Friday. The Clemson coach spent an hour blasting Pete Golding and the Rebels for allegedly poaching linebacker Luke Ferrelli The player had already enrolled, attended classes, and signed a revenue-sharing deal.
Swinney called it “a whole other level of tampering” and demanded accountability. Now a different kind of consequence is surfacing, one Swinney probably didn’t see coming.
Chase Parham dropped a bombshell on his podcast Saturday about potential fallout from Swinney’s press conference tirade. The sports media personality revealed he spoke with a reputable agent who warned that Clemson just put “a big sign over their door to not do business with them.” The agent explained that publicly outing negotiation tactics could make other agents hesitant to work with the Tigers. Parham posted the snippet on X on January 25, raising questions about whether Swinney’s bold stance might backfire on his own program…