Dabo Swinney spoke to reporters on Sunday night during his teleconference.

The primary takeaways are below.

— Said injury-wise, Clemson is in a good spot. Nothing major last night.

"Knock on wood, we're healthy coming out of Week 11."

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— Said Clemson upfront offensively communicated and targeted well, especially going up against N.C. State's scheme that can give some people some problems.

— Clemson has gone three straight games without a turnover, something the Tigers haven't done since 2010.

— "Our QB continues to really play at a high level."

— Loves the run/pass balance right now.

— The negative on offense: Too many penalties and dropped balls that were uncharacteristic. Tee Higgins and Joe Ngata had a couple of drops.

— Defensively, pointed out "the biggest thing" was holding a 10th consecutive opponent to open this season under 300 yards. Only 2011 Alabama has done that since 2000. Has held 13 consecutive opponents to under 20 points, a Clemson record that dates back to the 1950s.

— Good on third down and coverage was good. Had a couple of sacks, but Clemson could have had more. A lot of players on defense played well.

— The negative on defense: Gave up three big runs and have some technical things to clean up. Had a couple of bad penalties jumping offsides.

"Those are the type of plays that can get you beat."

— Have had multiple good punt returns in the last few outings, but penalties have negated the gains.

— Clemson averaged 46.2 yards per punt and nailed two inside the 20.

— Said Clemson didn't even block the jumbo package call well last night, but John Simpson is 330 pounds so he figured out a way to get in the end zone. Swinney called it the "freezer package." Xavier Thomas has repped there but because he missed some time, Simpson has been filling in.

"Now all the linemen are lobbying for their chance."

— Said Lyn-J Dixon can still carry the ball too high sometimes and is growing into some things, but Swinney loves the two-back punch of Dixon and Travis Etienne.

"Really proud of Lyn-J, especially these past three games. I think he's played really well."

— Said Clemson's defense this year prepares as well as any defense he has coached. They love preparing.

— Said Xavier Thomas played well but was a little rusty. Graded well in the 30-something plays he was in there. Was great to have him back.

"You just notice him."

Said Thomas was a little frustrated because on a couple plays if he executes better, he probably gets the tackle for loss or sack.

— On Etienne throwing the skip pass back to Trevor Lawrence last night:

"He said he needs a little more practice in 30-degree weather. Could have been a disaster. Yet Trevor had to get down there and dig it up like a shortstop. It was fun. We don't run a lot of trick plays, but that was one we thought was there. Practiced it all week. Broke a big play on our defense in practice on it. He was a little embarrassed."

— Asked about Wake Forest:

"I've seen Wake a ton the last few weeks because of the crossover teams we've played. Both sides of the ball. Very well-coached on both sides of the ball. They do have a very unique style offensively. They run a lot of the same plays most people run, but their style is really different and it really creates some conflict with your 'backers and safeties. So you have to teach some things differently. Those receivers are outstanding. This quarterback (Jamie Newman) is the real deal. Big, accurate, there's nothing he can't do. He's going to be a pro at the next level for sure. We'll have our hands full."

— Said he's texted with Chad Morris, who was fired at Arkansas earlier today, but nothing over the phone yet. Will try to call him tonight.

"Tough business, man. I hate it for him. There will be a lot of people in this business that get fired if you only get a year-and-a-half to build a program. I think if he had the support and did not have to come to work every day wondering about his job, that would resonate and you'd look up five or six years from now and be proud of what you have. Just not a lot of patience.

"And look I understand, a lot of money out there and expectations. But it's just not that easy. I think if they left him alone and continued to support him and took pressure off as far as hot seat and all that, I think they would have built a really good program. But he'll be fine and learn from it and land on his feet, whether that's as a head coach or coordinator."