CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has decided to make a change at defensive coordinator after three seasons. Wes Goodwin took over the Tigers’ defense in 2021 following the departure of Brent Venables after the 2021 regular season.
He was named defensive coordinator and linebackers coach prior to the Cheez-It Bowl against Iowa State on Dec. 14, 2021. He first arrived to Clemson in 2009 as a graduate assistant and then was hired in a full-time role as the defensive backs coach.
Goodwin left the Tigers in 2015 to go be an assistant for the Arizona Cardinals under then head coach Bruce Arians. The Grove Hill, Alabama native spent three seasons on the NFL level before returning back to Clemson as one of the top assistants under Venables…