Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s defensive line has taken a big hit. For the second time in less than a week, he lost one of his defensive coaches. This time it was defensive ends coach Marion Hobby.
Dan Brooks, who coached the defensive tackles the last eight years at Clemson, told Swinney of his plans to retire last week.
Hobby will leave Clemson for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, where he will coach their defensive line. The Jaguars’ official site announced Hobby’s hiring on Wednesday. This will be the second stint for Hobby in the NFL. After coaching Tommy Bowden’s defensive line in 2005, he left the following year for the New Orleans Saints where he coached for two seasons.