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David Hale
CLEMSON The team is close to a deal with Chad Morris to serve as offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
A multiyear deal to bring Morris back to Clemson is near completion and is expected to be finalized at a Board of Trustees review on Monday, sources said.
Morris served as Clemson’s playcaller from 2011 to 2014 before taking the head coaching job. smuHe was credited with designing a high-powered offense that would lead the Tigers to national titles in 2016 and 2018, and was instrumental in recruiting former star QB deshaun watson To Clemson.
Clemson’s offense has struggled in recent years without elite QB play, including a nadir in 2025 in which the Tigers finished 11th in the ACC in scoring offense and 10th in total QBR. conflict, including a lost 22-10 To penn state in the Pinstripe Bowl, posting a 7–6 record – the team’s worst season since 2010, the year before Morris’ debut – and Firing of offensive coordinator Garrett Riley,
Morris took a poor SMU program from 1-11 before turning in a 7-5 season in 2017 and leaving for the head coaching position. arkansasHowever, Morris went just 4-18 over parts of two seasons with the Razorbacks before being fired, After that, he served as offensive coordinator golden brown color for one year in 2020, and as an analyst for former Clemson assistant Jeff Scott usf And then at Clemson in 2023. Morris spent the 2025 season in an advisory role Virginiawhere his son, shopkeeperWas the starting QB of the Cavaliers.
Morris’s appointment was first reported by Tiger Illustrated.
