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Swinney says he will defend his players, but sometimes the tree needs to be pruned

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CLEMSON – Dabo Swinney torched Tyler, then said Tuesday he will also take up for his program and his players.

Swinney met with the media Tuesday morning to preview this weekend’s game against Notre Dame, and he was asked about his Tuesday call-in show when a caller named Tyler from Spartanburg created a stir with his comments and questions about Swinney’s salary and direction of the program.

Swinney said he delivered an Old Testament response to Tyler and then said he will always take up for his players and program.

“I know what we've done here now, and I know what we're going to do, and what this season will do.