Clemson's Dabo Swinney still hot under the collar over officiating, says refs need to be held accountable

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Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney is still fuming about officiating in college football and sounded off again about it on Tuesday days after a devastating loss to Duke.

Swinney wondered aloud at his media availability why officials aren’t held more accountable and pointed to controversies around gambling.

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Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney talks with the referee in the fourth quarter at Kenan Stadium on Oct. 4, 2025.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

"We have gambling issues going on, people being suspended, all the kind of stuff right," he said, via The Athletic. "I mean refs are people too. It ain’t just coaches and players, and if they’re a part of the game, then by God, they got to be a part of the game, and they got to be a part of the accountability. They got to be a part of the consequences not just behind some shadowy curtain."

Swinney had been upset with a pass interference call on the Tigers in the final minute of their game against the Blue Devils. Duke’s Nate Sheppard ran in for a 3-yard go-ahead touchdown with 40 seconds left.

Duke won the game, 46-45.

Swinney said he wanted "public accountability" from the ACC to address calls he felt were wrong.

Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney prepares to run on the field with his team before a game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field on Sept. 13, 2025. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

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