# Swinney Called the Reporter Gotcha Guy at Clemson

> Clemson press room Tuesday: gotcha guy, Did you play football, and what if we go 11–1.

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Beat: Sports
Published: September 10, 2026
Source title: Dabo Swinney lashes out at Clemson media member over roster question following LSU debacle — CBS Sports
Source URL: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/dabo-swinney-clemson-media-roster-question-lsu/
Tags: dabo-swinney, clemson, chapel-fowler, lsu

## Article

Dabo Swinney called the reporter the gotcha guy at Clemson after LSU parked 51–10 on a program that markets toughness like a cologne. Chapel Fowler asked about offseason roster-construction regret and the coach snapped I'm not answering questions like that, which is a lot of spine for a man who just took 51. He asked Did you play football like a recorder needs a recruiting ranking to mention a blowout. Then Swinney floated what if we go 11–1 as if September was a rumor. Fine, some of these writers live for a clip and they will twist a shrug into a scandal. The coach still looked tiny hiding from a roster question after that score. Swinney wanted the grit commercial and the duck in the same Tuesday. He credentials-checked Chapel Fowler because the roster question had actual teeth. Forty-one points of daylight and the man is still hunting a trap. The whole bit died in the press room.

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