Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has issued his first public statement in response to a complaint filed by The Freedom From Religion Foundation earlier this month charging him with "unconstitutional behavior" at the public university.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Wednesday he was "a little caught off guard" by a complaint filed by The Freedom From Religion Foundation earlier this month charging him with "unconstitutional behavior" at the public university.
Clemson has been on a defining run under Dabo Swinney. But the Tigers' coach is still trying to capture the state title, writes Chris Low.
The FFRF contends that Swinney violated the Constitution and university guidelines on hiring chaplains when he invited James Trapp to become the team chaplain. The organization also took issue with the coach's decision to schedule team devotionals and organize transportation to take coaches and players to "Church Days," and said Swinney gave Trapp access to the entire team for Bible studies.
"We do things the right way and always have," Swinney said on an ACC teleconference Wednesday. "We'll continue to run the program the way we always have.
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