Clemson’s start to the 2024 college football season couldn’t have gone any worse. The Tigers were blown out by their SEC rival, the Georgia Bulldogs, 34-3, Saturday afternoon. 

And social media wasn’t kind to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. 

Swinney has not embraced the evolution of college football’s transfer portal, which has allowed programs to improve quickly by bringing in new talent each year. 

After seeing the results Saturday, fans immediately pointed to that as the reason for Clemson's lack of success against the No. 1-ranked team in the country.  

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Swinney responded to a question about the transfer portal after the loss. 

"People are going to say whatever they want to say," Swinney said, via ClemsonWire. "It doesn’t matter what I say. People are going to say whatever they’re going to say. And when you lose like this, they’ve got every right to say whatever they want to say. So, say whatever you want to say, write whatever you want to write. That comes with it. That’s just part of it."

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart made comments about Swinney’s program-building strategy a few days prior to their matchup, saying "I’m like Dabo" in that he wants to keep his entire roster. However, Smart has done a good job of utilizing the transfer portal since its inception, leading to great Bulldogs teams the past few years with national titles. 

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Swinney’s thought process wouldn’t matter if Clemson, the No. 14-ranked team in the country entering the year, performed better against Georgia. But that wasn't the case, and fingers were pointed directly at him by critics on social media. 

"Dabo Swinney’s job is to do everything he can to assemble a team that can compete at the highest level of college football," one X user tweeted. "He’s not doing his job and will be criticized accordingly and it’s completely fair."

Another X user wrote, "Dabo Swinney’s refusal to use the transfer portal, negative stance toward NIL is on full display today. The talent Georgia has compared to Clemson is night and day. Swinney is a VCR stuck in a Blue (sic) Ray world."

There was much more, with social media users posting memes to convey their thoughts about Swinney. 

While Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik struggled, going 18-for-29 for 142 yards, one interception and no touchdowns, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck was electric for the Bulldogs. 

Beck, expected to be a Heisman Trophy candidate this season, threw for 278 yards on 23-for-33 with two touchdowns. Running back Nate Frazier also scored on the ground, leading the Bulldogs in rushing with 83 yards on 11 carries. 

Clemson’s start was less than ideal, but it will have a chance to bounce back next week in its home opener against Appalachian State. 

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Aurora police shared an update after video surfaced allegedly showing heavily armed Venezuelan migrant gang members trying to break into an apartment in Colorado.

In a video from a news conference posted to the department's official X account late Friday evening, Aurora Police Department interim Chief Heather Morris said "gang members have not taken over" the apartment complex.

"I’m not saying that there’s not gang members that don’t live in this community," she said. "But what we’re learning out here is that gang members have not taken over this complex."

Several men armed with handguns and one with a scoped rifle were caught on disturbing doorbell camera footage busting through the door of an apartment in The Edge at Lowry complex for unknown reasons. 

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The group appears to be Tren de Aragua, or TdA, a transnational gang based in Venezuela. The gang, with reportedly 5,000 members, has a motto of "real until death," or "real hasta la muerte."

"We are aware that components of TdA are operating in Aurora. APD has been increasingly collecting evidence to show the gang is connected to crimes in the area," the Aurora Police Department said in a statement on X.

"However, as we have said previously and as the DEA similarly stated, it would be improper at this time for the city and APD to make any conclusory statements about specific incidents or provide details about law enforcement strategy and operations."

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The department added that based on its initial investigative work, it believes reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated.

TdA is linked to over 100 crimes across the nation, according to reporting from the New York Post.

The Aurora Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital TdA leader "Cookie Monster" is in custody as part of a July 28 shooting investigation.

"We urge all community members, including members of our migrant communities, to please report crimes committed against them to their local law enforcement agencies and not remain silent victims," the statement continued.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman announced Friday the city is starting the process of clearing the apartment buildings where transnational armed gang TdA has taken over.

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In a statement posted to Facebook, Coffman said "the Aurora City Attorney's Office is preparing court documents to request an emergency court order to clear the apartment buildings where Venezuelan gang activity has been occurring by declaring the properties a ‘Criminal Nuisance.’

"This will require a municipal judge to issue the order with the goal of getting these properties back under the control of the property owners. In the meantime, the law enforcement task force set up to disrupt and arrest Venezuelan gang members in these buildings will continue its operation. I strongly believe that the best course of action is to shut these building[s] down and make sure that this never happens again."

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Officials said crime victims can report crimes anonymously by calling Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

The Aurora Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. 

Fox News' Jasmine Baehr and Madeline Coggins contributed to this report.