Clemson Tigers football head coach Dabo Swinney was screaming so loud at his players that you could hear it on TV.

Clemson 's Dabo Swinney is the No. 4 highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey. The Tigers coach is set to earn a total of $11,382,775, not including bonuses, which ranks No. 1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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But after Saturday’s 46-45 home loss to Duke, coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers are 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC through eight games. They need to win three of their remaining four games to reach the six wins required for bowl eligibility. At this moment, that feels like a coin flip — at best.

Blue Devils put together a 94-yard scoring drive in the final minutes and converted a gutsy two-point conversion for the win.

Duke football survived a heavyweight battle with Clemson, taking the Tigers down at Death Valley for a heavyweight statement win.

Duke pulled off a dramatic 46-45 upset over Clemson at Memorial Stadium, marking its first win in Death Valley since 1980. The Blue Devils trailed late but mounted a final-minute comeback, capped by Nate Sheppard’s short touchdown run and a two-point conversion from Darian Mensah to Shamir Hagans with just 40 seconds remaining.

For the majority of the Clemson Tigers’ season, they have struggled to pair up the offense with the defense to play complementary football.  However, Clemson ha