Nick Eason will eventually do what he’s being paid to do at his alma mater and coach what he believes can be the top defensive line in college football next season. “We’re loaded up front, especially at the defensive tackle position,” Eason said. “Just got to keep them healthy. If we stay healthy, we’ll be […]
During his National Signing Day press conference Wednesday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was asked for his reaction to the departure of Todd Bates. Of course, Bates, the Tigers’ former defensive line coach and defensive tackles coach/recruiting coordinator, left Clemson in January to join Brent Venables’ staff at Oklahoma as its associate head coach/co-defensive coordinator. […]
Todd Bates took to Twitter on Sunday with a message for the Clemson Family, his former Tiger players and head coach Dabo Swinney. Bates, who spent the last five seasons coaching Clemson’s defensive tackles, was of course officially announced as the new associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma last Tuesday. “Thank you Clemson […]
The Clemson Insider recently spoke with a standout defensive tackle on Clemson’s recruiting radar to get his thoughts on the departure of Todd Bates to Oklahoma, and the Tigers’ hire of Nick Eason to replace Bates as the defensive tackles coach. Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day School’s Terry Simmons – a 6-foot-2, 305-pound junior in the […]
The Clemson Insider caught up with an in-state standout defensive lineman following the news that Todd Bates would be departing for Oklahoma and that Clemson would be hiring Nick Eason as his replacement. It’s been a couple of days since Camden (S.C.) 2023 four-star defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod has had his phone and he’s missed […]
A former Clemson standout is coming back home. Nick Eason, a defensive end for the Tigers from 1999-2002, is joining Dabo Swinney’s staff to help coach the defensive line as the replacement for Todd Bates, who spent five seasons coaching the Tigers’ defensive tackles before recently joining Brent Venables’ staff at Oklahoma. The opportunity to […]
It looks like things are heating up between the staffs at Clemson and Oklahoma. Of course, since becoming Oklahoma’s new head coach, former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has brought some other former Tiger assistants to Norman with him, including Todd Bates and Miguel Chavis. Chavis, a former defensive player development coach at Clemson and […]
Following Todd Bates’ surprise departure to Oklahoma, The Clemson Insider reached out to a highly-touted defensive lineman in the 2023 recruiting class, to get his reaction. Just last week, Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson five-star defensive lineman Peter Woods named Clemson one of his top six schools via social media, along with Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia and […]
Each week The Clemson Insider brings you the latest Inside information on the Clemson Tigers in The Insider Report. How are recruits reacting to Todd Bates’ departure? What does one Clemson OL signee think of Robbie Caldwell’s departure as offensive line coach? The latest on a couple of linebackers on the Tigers’ radar? Exciting NIL […]
Todd Bates’ departure from Clemson’s coaching staff is official. Oklahoma on Tuesday announced the hiring of Bates, who spent the last five seasons coaching Clemson’s defensive tackles. He also served as the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator and was recently promoted to assistant head coach following Tony Elliott’s departure. Bates will reunite with Clemson’s former defensive coordinator, […]