Clemson Football: 5 dream candidates to replace Dabo Swinney many years from now
Five candidates to replace Dabo Swinney as the Head Coach of the Clemson football program
The year is 2035.
Dabo Swinney has just recently led the Clemson football program to yet another National Championship and its 21st-straight win over in-state rival South Carolina. At the young age of 65, Swinney has accepted the Athletic Director position for Clemson University and will be looking to hire his replacement as the Head Coach of the Clemson football program.
Of course, we’re thinking way-too-far ahead, but it is interesting to think about life after Dabo Swinney when it pertains to Clemson football.
There is still plenty of reason that he will be around for more than a decade to come (he still has eight years remaining on his current contract) and it’s certainly more than realistic to believe that Swinney could one day become the Athletic Director if he chose to pursue that route.
So, who would be given the first shot at replacing the legendary Clemson football coach? Here are the five top candidates at this point, though a lot can certainly happen in a decade or more.
Keep in mind, this is nothing more than a fun post to think about what could be coming down the pipeline in the future.
5. Hunter Renfrow or Christian Wilkins
The next slide will begin our look at current coaches, but in lieu of this being a fun post, let’s start of with two former Clemson football players who could certainly make excellent head coaches after their respective professional playing careers come to an end.
It’s not too far-fetched to think that Hunter Renfrow or Christian Wilkins would want to come back to the Clemson football program and stay around the game once they retire. As a matter of fact, I would expect as much.
Both Renfrow and Wilkins showed great love for the program and for the game. Because of that, coaching could very well be their next step and this would give them enough time to begin their coaching careers, move up the ladder and potentially put themselves in position to be a legitimate candidate following Swinney’s tenure.