Swinney Announces Staff Changes

Oct. 14, 2008

Clemson, SC – At his opening press conference as Clemson’s Interim Head Coach, Dabo Swinney announced a new alignment for his coaching staff. The defensive staff will remain in tact with the same responsibilities for each coach, while there will be considerable changes on the offensive side of the ball.

Swinney announced that offensive coordinator Rob Spence was no longer on the staff. Clemson’s new interim coach will serve as the offensive coordinator and call plays along with the help of Billy Napier. Napier, a former quarterback at Furman, had been the tight ends coach and now will coach the quarterbacks.

Graduate assistant Brad Scott. Graduate assistant Mike Dooley has also been promoted to fulltime status and will coach the tight ends.

Swinney announced that Napier and Jeff Scott would be in the press box on game day from the offensive side.

Clemson Coaching Staff Assignments
Name	Position	Alma Mater	Year at Clemson
Dabo Swinney	Head Coach	Alabama ’93	6th
Brad Scott	Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line	South Florida ’79	10th
Vic Koenning	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs	Kansas State ’83	4th
David Blackwell	Inside Linebackers	East Carolina ’97	6th
Billy Napier	Quarterbacks	Furman ’03	3rd
Andre’ Powell	Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs	Indiana ’89	2nd
Chris Rumph	Defensive Line	South Carolina ’94	3rd
Ron West	Outside Linebackers	Clemson ’79	10th
Jeff Scott	Wide Receivers	Clemson ’03	1st
Mike Dooley	Tight Ends	Furman ’98	1st