CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has made a decision about his defensive coaching staff.
Defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin has been informed he will not return to run the Tigers’ defense in 2025, according to sources.
The Clemson Insider was first told earlier in the week that Swinney had informed Goodwin he was going in another direction. TCI was waiting for more official confirmation when we started hearing word on Sunday that the news was making its way around the football program.
Of course, Goodwin is already being linked to being the new defensive coordinator at Oklahoma, as TCI reported on Saturday.
Goodwin took over as defensive coordinator at Clemson after Brent Venables left for the head coaching job at Oklahoma following the 2021 regular season. Goodwin has been the Tigers’ defensive coordinator the last three seasons.
Swinney was forced to make a change at defensive coordinator after his defense struggled immensely in 2024. Clemson ranked ninth in the ACC this past season and 69th nationally by allowing 374.1 yards per game in total yards allowed.