Dabo Swinney and Clemson are in the College Football Playoff hunt thanks to Fran Brown & Syracuse. The Tigers first need to beat SMU in the ACC title game.

Syracuse head coach Fran Brown gave a shoutout to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney after No. 6 Miami suffered a 42-38 upset loss to the Orange on

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, who has been critical of officiating this season, wants full-time refs and uniform national standards.

The implications of Syracuse’s 42-38 win over No. 6 Miami on Saturday was not lost on Orange coach Fran Brown. “Hey Dabo Swinney, congrats,” he said. “I got you in, baby!” Kyle McCord and Syracuse knocked the Hurricanes out of ACC title contention — and possibly ended the Hurricanes’ CFP hopes — by rallying from a 21-0 deficit.

Fran Brown and Syracuse kept hope alive for Clemson to reach the College Football Playoff and potentially win a national title this past weekend. The Orange rallied from a 21-0 deficit to beat Miami Saturday evening and send Clemson to the ACC Championship Game.

Dabo Swinney got calls from players, peers and Syracuse coach Fran Brown when Clemson clinched an ACC championship berth. Here's how Swinney reacted.

Syracuse's Fran Brown shouted out Dabo Swinney on Saturday after beating Miami to put Clemson in the ACC championship game:

Following the game, in an interview with ESPN, Brown made sure Dabo Swinney knew what the Orange did for Clemson. It is now on Clemson to take advantage, who will face No. 9 SMU next Saturday in Charlotte for the ACC Championship and an automatic bid to the playoff.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s cellphone started blowing up with messages when the Tigers found out they had made the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he was in the middle of a postgame fracas after South Carolina planted its flag at midfield following a 17-14 win in Death Valley on Saturday, describing it as "dangerous.