LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
LSU football and Clemson took a similar path to success.
LSU football and Clemson have some major similarities that have led to the success of both programs.
The most obvious similarity is the fact that both programs hired interim head coaches to be their permanent head coaches. Those respective decisions eventually led to a national championship win (in the case of Clemson, two national championship wins).
There’s another major similarity between the programs, too. And it’s one that I believe is directly responsible for the success both programs have experienced.