Brownell never bothered by false reports of his firing

Last year fans wondered about his job status at Clemson, a year later he has the Tigers in the Sweet 16

What a difference a year can make.

This time last year, Gabe DeVoe and Donte Grantham were getting text messages and phone calls about the false reports of head coach Brad Brownell’s demise.

Fast forward to Tuesday and the Tigers were talking about Friday’s game against Kansas in the Sweet 16 Round of the NCAA Tournament.

“Yeah, we had people hitting us up and asking us about the coaches,” DeVoe said.

Everyone got their answer a few days later, exactly a year ago this past Monday, when Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich released a statement saying he was retaining Brownell as his head…