Clemson’s 2024 season got off to a terrible start on Saturday, with a largely noncompetitive game against the Georgia Bulldogs. And former NFL wide receiver Roddy White has an explanation for why Clemson may not have shown up to compete.

Georgia’s offense had little trouble moving the ball at will for Clemson, particularly in the second half of the game. Star quarterback Carson Beck looked as good as advertised, throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns in the 34-3 victory.

Meanwhile, Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik struggled to make much progress in his season debut, throwing for just 142 yards and one interception in the loss.

Georgia is clearly a great team that will make a lot of teams look bad this season, but this was clearly not the best representation of Clemson’s skills.

The game prompted White to criticize Swinney’s recruiting efforts on social media, saying Swinney’s recruiting problem is that he has “too many white guys” on offense.

“Clemson has way too many white guys on the field on offense, this isn’t them,” White wrote on X. “You mean to tell me there’s only one black guy making plays? That’s a recruiting problem.”

Clemson has way too many white guys on the field on offense, this is not them. You want to tell me there is only one black guy making plays, that is a recruiting problem

—Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) August 31, 2024

Whether or not White’s assessment of Clemson’s offense is correct, it’s indeed hard to argue that Swinney’s recruiting efforts are flawed. Especially considering how the program continues to refuse to adjust to the influx of talent in the transfer portal.

(Roddy White on X)