CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney looked out of sorts for the first time as Clemson’s interim coach, bobbing and swaying after being swept onto lineman Thomas Austin’s shoulders.The bumpiest of regular-season journeys culminated in a memorably bouncy ride.“I kind of cried when coach (Tommy) Bowden left, but coach Dabo, he picked us up,” senior running back James Davis said. “That’s what you expect from a coach.”Whether Swinney is named that coach figures to sort out in short order.He punctuated his resume with Saturday’s 31-14 hammering of rival USC in Death Valley, a victory that qualified the Tigers (7-5) for a bowl.
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