CLEMSON – A familiar face roamed the sidelines of Clemson’s football practice late last week, and while there were many familiar faces and things to see, many other things have changed since David Blackwell wore the paw.
Blackwell was hired in December by East Carolina head coach Scottie Montgomery to be the Pirates’ defensive coordinator. Blackwell, a native of nearby Greenville, was an assistant at Clemson for six years, when he was in charge of the linebackers, and the Tigers were bowl-eligible in all six of Blackwell’s seasons on staff. He left after the 2009 campaign to take a job at South Florida.