It’s being reported that another Bowden is out of a coaching job.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Tommy Bowden, midway through his 10th season as the head coach of the Clemson University football team, has been fired.
Assistant head coach Dabo Swinney will take over the team for the remainder of the team’s season.
At least Mama Bowden won’t have to agonize over the Clemmins-FSU game this year.
And one more thought: how does Vanderbilt, of all places, handle the distraction of in season speculation about another school’s head coaching search that will have Bobby Johnson as a likely target?
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UPDATE: It’s good to know that Bowden leaves behind one huge fan in the wake of his firing.
ESPN reported that the team was informed of Bowden’s firing this morning, and quoted quarterback Cullen Harper as saying the dismissal was “deserved.” Harper was demoted from starting quarterback this weekend.
“It’s what he deserved,” Harper, who was benched after the Tigers’ loss to Wake Forest loss and replaced by highly regarded sophomore Willy Korn, told ESPN…