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National Writer ‘Can’t Stop Thinking About’ Morris Hire

USA Today Sports national college football writer Blake Toppmeyer highlighted eight coordinator hires that he “can’t stop thinking about.”

Among them? Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris.

Toppmeyer called Morris the “ultimate YOLO hire” for Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney.

Morris was officially hired as the Tigers’ new offensive coordinator on Jan. 5, replacing Garrett Riley, who was fired on Dec. 29 after three seasons as Clemson’s OC.

Here’s what Toppmeyer wrote about Morris, who previously served as Clemson’s OC from 2011-14, and also spent one season at Clemson in 2023 as an offensive analyst:

What is Dabo Swinney thinking?