Clemson Football Team to Be Honored at White House Today

The college football national champions, the Clemson Tigers, will be honored at the White House on Monday, according to a news release from Clemson University.

The Tigers will meet tour the White House and meet President Donald Trump at 3 p.m. and then head to the U.S. Capitol.

Head Coach Dabo Swinney said on June 7 that former quarterback Deshaun Watson and defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, who were both drafted by the Houston Texans, will be able to make the trip to the nation’s capital.

“I think (Houston Texas owner Bob McNair is) actually going to fly Deshaun and Carlos,” Swinney said. “So that’s really the only way they’re going to be able to get there.”

Swinney said multiple players from the national championship team who are now in NFL training camps will not be able to make the Washington trip.

“…We’ve got guys out in California and down in Miami. So, it’s just kind of hard for them, because they’re working,” Swinney said.

This will be Swinney’s second trip to the White House as a national champion, but the first time as coach. Swinney was a player on Alabama's 1992 national championship team.