CLEMSON – Patience paid off for Wes Goodwin in a big way.
The 36-year-old Mississippi native was named Clemson’s defensive coordinator this week, replacing Brent Venables. Venables left after 11 years in Clemson to become the head coach at the University of Oklahoma.
Goodwin is in his second stint with the Clemson program. He first arrived at Clemson in 2009, serving as a graduate assistant from 2009-11. He joined the staff on a full-time basis in 2012 in Venables’ first season at the helm of the defense and oversaw the team’s secondary for its 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl win against LSU.