CLEMSON – It didn’t take Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney long to replace former defensive ends coach Marion Hobby, and he once again reached into the Alabama family coaching tree to do it.
TigerNet learned early Sunday evening that Jacksonville St. defensive line coach Todd Bates has been offered the job and accepted the offer. His hire is dependent on the university background check.
Clemson lost both defensive line coaches in a six-day span last week – defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks announced his retirement and ends coach Hobby took a similar position with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.