Former Tiger gets head coaching gig
By: Staff Report March 8, 2023

A former Clemson standout has a head coaching gig.

Ryan Norton has been named the head football coach at Palmetto High School. The Anderson County school officially announced the hire Tuesday afternoon.

“I am very grateful and excited for the opportunity that Mr. Binnicker (Anderson School District One Superintendent Robbie Binnicker), Mr. Roach (Palmetto High School Principal Robert Roach), and the Anderson School District One Board have given me in becoming the next head football coach at Palmetto High School,” Norton said. “My family and I can not wait to become involved and committed members of a strong Palmetto community. Go Mustangs!”

A former Mauldin and Clemson offensive lineman, Norton was previously the offensive coordinator at Powdersville.

Norton was a starting center at Clemson where he played from 2011-15.

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