Per Phil Kornblut of the South Carolina Radio News Network, expect Southern Methodist University, SMU, to make Clemson’s Offensive Coordinator, Chad Morris, the number one target to replace June Jones. Jones has accepted an offer to become Arizona State’s new Head Football Coach. Clemson earlier this week gave Morris a significant raise upwards of over one-million dollars to keep him from leaving Clemson for another coordinator position. Keep in mind, Morris is a Texas native and legendary high school football coach from the Lone Star state. It was perceived that if a college head coaching position opened in the state of Texas that Chad Morris would be a viable target of the institution (SMU and potentially Houston University). Kornblut stated that his source said expect SMU to throw at least two million dollars towards Morris to entice him to take the helm of the Mustangs program. It was announced just yesterday that SMU will become a member of the Big East Conference beginning in 2013.
Also, Kornblut reiterated through his source that USC’s Ellis Johnson will be a candidate in the Southern Mississippi Head Coaching search.
Other information regarding USC and Clemson through Kornblut’s sources was that Alshon Jeffrey and Stephon Gilmore will not be back at USC next year and that basically both players have already lined up management teams for their future in the NFL. We shall see. I do not expect Jeffrey back, but as for Gilmore, I still think there is a chance he returns to USC for his senior year.
In regards to Clemson, Kornblut stated that Tight End Dwayne Allen would probably not return for his senior season to Clemson.
More to come!
Go Gamecocks!
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