Dabo Swinney Reacts to Clemson's Dramatic Comeback Win vs. Bill Belichick, UNC

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney heaped praise on his team following a dramatic 28-20 comeback win against Bill Belichick and North Carolina on Saturday in a game that was ultimately defined by a lengthy weather delay.

"Man, I just love my team," Swinney said. "They got down 17-3 and they never quit and kept battling. That's what football is. I told them, I said, 'We got eight minutes. Don't worry about anything that's happened. Let's just play this play. Let's go win second down. Let's win third down. Let's go score.' They grew up."

Clemson ultimately outscored the Tar Heels 13-3 in the fourth quarter and powered their way to a win after looking largely listless before severe weather prompted a delay midway through the fourth quarter.

True freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds, who was making his first start, went 20-of-29 for 215 yards and a touchdown.

Based on Swinney's comments, it sounds like he'll get another chance to start next Friday against Cal.

"How about this quarterback? He was pretty bad in the first half and did a couple things in the second, but what a competitor," Swinney said. "You saw a kid grow up tonight. He's going to be a problem for a long time and he ain't going to do nothing but get better."

Clemson, which opened its season with a blowout loss to LSU, has now won two games in a row and will look to move to 2-0 in conference play when it travels to Berkeley next week.