CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach is getting a hefty raise after winning the national championship. Dabo Swinney and the Board of Trustees agreed to a new 8-year, $54 million contract Friday that averages out to $6.75 million a year. It includes $3.2 million in signing bonuses in three installments and a $6 million buyout until the end of 2018. The deal makes Swinney the third highest-paid football coach in the country, behind only Alabama's Nick Saban and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh.