Dabo Swinney is coming back to Tuscaloosa ... if only for one night.

A Clemson spokesman confirmed the Tiger head coach will travel to Alabama for Saturday night's commemoration of the 1992 Crimson Tide national championship team. The school is honoring the 25th anniversary of the title claimed with a Sugar Bowl upset of No. 1 Miami.

Swinney will fly in Saturday afternoon after his Clemson Tigers play at Syracuse on Friday night.

A Pelham product, Swinney began as a walk-on at Alabama. He lettered three years from 1990-92 as a receiver. After getting his degree, Swinney was a graduate assistant at Alabama from 1993-95 and coached a number of positional groups from 1996-2000.

The Clemson head coach since 2008, Swinney won his first national title in January by beating his alma mater 35-31 in Tampa.