Dabo Swinney is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over as head coach of the Clemson Tigers football program midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swinney led the Tigers to national championships in 2016 and 2018

Nicholas Lou Saban, Jr., popularly known as Nick Saban, was born on October 31, 1951, Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.A., is an American collegiate and professional gridiron football coach who led his teams to a record-setting seven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) top-division football national championships and is considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time.

Are Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban friends?

Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban have become good friends ever since their two programs started sharing college football’s grand stage, the one Swinney and the No. 2 Clemson Tigers took full control of Monday night when they thrashed top-ranked Alabama, 44-16, in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.