CLEMSON — It's Election Day in the United States, but Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney's vote won't count until Friday. Swinney said he tried voting Tuesday morning in Pickens County, South Carolina, but a poll worker informed him he already voted ...

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney will apparently have to wait until Friday to have his vote counted in the 2024 presidential election. According to Swinney, a balloting mix-up with his legal name and his son's — both named William Swinney — prevented the Clemson coach from voting on Tuesday.

Swinney said it was his oldest son, Will, and not him. “They done voted me out of the state,” Swinney said. “We’re 6-2 and 5-1 (in the Atlantic Coast Conference), man. They done shipped me off." Dabo Swinney had to complete a paper ballot and was told there will be a hearing on Friday to resolve the issue.

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney said he couldn't cast his vote for the general election on Tuesday due to ballot mixup involving his oldest son.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he was not allowed to vote on Election Day; there will be a Friday hearing to resolve the issue.

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney joked Tuesday that the state was ready to vote him out of office after an Election Day misunderstanding. Poll workers in South Carolina denied Swinney's

Dabo Swinney said he was just "trying to do my best, be a good citizen and go vote" on Tuesday like other Americans on Election Day. However, a snafu at his local polling place kept him from getting to the voting booth.