Deion Sanders voices support for prominent college football head coach
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders voiced support this week for a prominent college football coach who has been the victim of some negative headlines this offseason. Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney, who has won two national championships in the last eight years, has been criticized often this offseason for his approach to the […]
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders voiced support this week for a prominent college football coach who has been the victim of some negative headlines this offseason.
Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney, who has won two national championships in the last eight years, has been criticized often this offseason for his approach to the NCAA transfer portal.
Swinney and his staff aren't active in the portal, opting instead to build Clemson's roster primarily through high school recruiting.
Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt is the latest to criticize Swinney, suggesting that his portal approach isn't sustainable.
"Everyone hammers Dabo Swinney for not adapting and probably rightfully so," said Klatt this week. "His anti transfer portal approach is unsustainable if you want to have great success."
Sanders commented on an Instagram post from Klatt's account that featured that quote, writing "I LOVE DABO!!! Great man and great coach."
Sanders and Swinney have vastly different approaches to the transfer portal. Sanders has used the portal to completely flip his roster while Swinney has mostly acted like it doesn't exist.
Both approaches can work, but it's not easy. Building a culture while relying on the transfer portal is tough. Building an elite roster while ignoring the transfer portal is also tough. There's a balance, however, that can be found between the two — which is what the most successful programs in the sport in recent years have done.
It'll be interesting to see if Sanders and Swinney stick to their approaches in the coming years among the rapidly changing landscape in college sports.
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