Even in Hawaii, Wes Goodwin thinks about football

CLEMSON – Wes Goodwin spent a lot of time at the beach over the summer, including a trip to Hawaii, but it wasn’t long before he was waking up before dawn, forgetting the beach, and looking ahead to his first season as Clemson’s defensive coordinator.

Goodwin was hired by head coach Dabo Swinney after Brent Venables left to become the head coach at Oklahoma. Goodwin, then a defensive analyst for the Tigers, was promoted to linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator with safeties coach Mickey Conn. The new salary meant a chance to travel with his wife and two little girls, leaving work behind, at least for a little bit.

“I think I do a great job of leaving work here. We went to Hawaii for…