Ex-NFL star criticizes Clemson for having too many 'White dudes' on football team

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Roddy White, a former Atlanta Falcons star who was a top performer for the UAB Blazers, took a shot at the Clemson Tigers on Saturday afternoon.

No. 13 Clemson was hoping to start the season with an upset over No. 1 Georgia. But the Tigers fell off the pace in the second half after keeping it a six-point game at halftime. Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck threw two touchdowns in the second half while Nate Frazier and Cash Jones ran for one touchdown each.

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Dec. 8, 2019; Atlanta, GA; Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White puts on his red jacket as he is inducted into the Atlanta Falcons' Ring of Honor at halftime of their game against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports)

Georgia won the game 34-3.

White criticized Clemson’s recruiting strategy and made race a factor.

"Clemson got way to (sic) many White dudes on the field on offense this ain’t them. U mean to tell me u only got one Black dude out there making plays that’s a recruiting problem," he wrote on X.

Dabo Swinney took over the Clemson football program in the middle of the 2008 season. He led the team to a Gator Bowl appearance after the Tigers won four of their final five games of the regular season. The team lost to Nebraska in the bowl game.

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, center, walks with his players before an NCAA college football game against Georgia Aug. 31, 2024, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

It was enough for Swinney to keep the head coaching