Dabo Swinney wears his Christian values on his sleeve. His brother does not. That's why one is preparing to coach the game of his life, while the other is in trouble with the law.
Swinney's brother, Tripp, was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated stalking. His estranged wife filed a restraining order against him for domestic violence and warned him in October to stop calling, emailing or texting her.
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Tripp clearly didn't get the memo, forcing his brother to address the distraction days before the biggest day of his life.
"There's consequences for your actions. If you don't do the right things, you suffer the consequences," Dabo Swinney said, per WYFF. "I'm no different from anybody else, my family's no different than anybody else. I think the only sad thing is, it's a story because he's my brother. You know, if I was Joe Schmoe then you're not asking me that question, but he's almost 50 years old and one thing I learned a long time ago is you can't change people.
"People have to want to change and do the right things. Unfortunately, he's had a long history of not doing the right things. But I love him, he's my brother. There's nothing I can do about it and I done everything I can to be a good brother and help him, but that's his life and those are decisions that he's made."
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Unlike his brother and father, Swinney's decision to stay true to his religion allowed him to avoid the pitfalls of alcoholism.
It's a badge of honor he's not ashamed to wear.
"I've never been bashful about telling people I'm a Christian," Swinney said ahead of Clemson's battle with Georgia in 2014, per the Charlotte Observer. "That's just who I am."
"I can't come to work and not be a Christian."
It's a philosophy that's allowed him to be on the cusp of a national championship.
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