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Dabo Swinney, 2025

Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach · 2025 · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink

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Swinney has backed revenue sharing because it comes with a salary cap and promised regulation of third-party NIL, but he opposes the House settlement's 105-man football roster limit because it squeezes out walk-ons.

Source: The Post and Courier: NCAA settlement nearly cut Clemson walk-ons but they play on

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