Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney wants to see Clemson dominate a game

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney aims to witness his team dominate in their upcoming game. For Swinney, the main issue lies in the team's tendency to mess up on basic plays. As Clemson gets ready to play Charleston Southern on Saturday, Swinney is hoping that the team's recent break will help them cut down on mistakes that have been hindering their ability to maintain drives and seal opportunities.

"We're making some easy stuff really hard. We're making some hard stuff look easy," Swinney said on WCCP 105.5 FM The Roar. "And we've got to fix that." Clemson is currently sitting at 3-2, with five conference games remaining before returning to ACC play. Swinney mentioned that reviewing film takes a long time because almost every play has something that needs fixing.

Even when most players do their jobs correctly, a single missed assignment can ruin the work around it. "We need to get better. We need to dominate somebody. And the way you do that is you get 11 guys doing the job," he said. The loss to Miami continues to bother Swinney. He pointed out possessions before halftime and at the start of the third quarter as occasions Clemson should have turned into points.

Those missed chances stopped the Tigers from mounting more pressure on the Hurricanes. With a young quarterback and other players gaining experience, Swinney knows that errors will happen. However, he can't tolerate repeating the same mistakes. "So, there's going to be some mistakes, but we can't make the same mistakes," he said.

Clemson has a shot to show off those improvements against Charleston Southern (3-3) on Saturday. "My expectation is, we play our best game of the [season] this week," Swinney said. "We've got five conference games left, and there's a lot on the line, and we've got to play our best football down the stretch." Clemson's game against Charleston Southern is set to kick off at noon on ACC Network.