Dave Clawson

Dave Clawson said he watches more film as a TV analyst than he did as a head coach.

That's partly because as a head coach he had so many responsibilities beyond X's and O's.

It's also because he takes his current job as an ACC Network analyst very seriously.

Clawson, who was in Clemson last week calling the Tigers' win over Charleston Southern, takes us inside his process of preparing for games.

Clawson also gives his in-depth thoughts on the state of Clemson football under Dabo Swinney.

The 4-2 Tigers play host to Virginia Tech on Saturday night before traveling to Florida State next week.

"We're going to learn a lot more about Clemson over these two weeks," Clawson said.

Clawson was the head coach at Wake Forest from 2014 to 2024 and never beat Clemson in 11 tries. He came closest in 2022, losing 51-45 in two overtimes in Winston-Salem, and then in 2023 when his Demon Deacons lost 17-12 in Death Valley.

He considers Swinney a good friend.