Clemson is looking at this coach for the offensive line position that opened up Thursday when the Tigers parted ways with Thomas Austin.

The Clemson Insider has confirmed that former Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke is a candidate for the Tigers’ vacant O-line job. From what we have heard, Luke fits what Dabo Swinney is looking for in his new offensive line coach. We have been told by several sources that Swinney wanted an experienced, veteran coach and Luke certainly fits that criteria.

We expect Swinney to move as quickly as possible with this hire due to the changing landscape of college football.

Luke most recently served as Georgia’s offensive line coach and associate head coach across the 2020-21 seasons and won a national title with the Bulldogs in the second of those campaigns.

Prior to joining the UGA staff, Luke served the previous three years as head coach at Ole Miss.

The 47-year-old has compiled a long history of coaching the offensive line at UGA, Ole Miss, Duke, Tennessee and Murray State in addition to serving as co-offensive coordinator at both Duke and Ole Miss.

Luke also made waves in the world of recruiting while in Oxford. His first two recruiting classes as a head coach ranked in the top 25 nationally. As the offensive line coach with the Rebels, Luke was ranked eighth amongst recruiters in 2016 by 247Sports.

A former player, Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. He started in 33 career games for the Rebels and served as team captain in 1998.

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