Dabo Swinney has found his men.
After announcing the departure of Thomas Austin and Lemanski Hall on Thursday, Swinney moved quickly in naming replacements on Monday, with Matt Luke being named new OL coach and Chris Rumph new DE coach.
Luke did not coach the past two seasons, choosing to take some time off to spend at home with family. Most recently he served in the same role at Georgia on Kirby Smart's staff, helping guide the Bulldogs to the 2021 national title. He was also the associate head coach.
Prior to his two seasons in Athens, Luke was the head coach at Ole Miss, where he began his coaching career as a GA in 1999. After replacing Hugh Freeze, Luke would spend three seasons (2017-19) at the helm, going 15-21.
Before getting the head coaching job at Ole Miss, Luke served as their co-offensive coordinator, as well as the OL coach, beginning in 2012. It was his third stint in Oxford, as Luke also served as OL and TE coach from 2002-05.
From 2006-07, Luke was the co-offensive coordinator and OL coach at Tennessee. Prior to that, he was the OL and TE coach at Duke from 2008-11.
Humph returns to Clemson after stints in the NFL and Alabama.
During his college coaching career, he worked with 25 NFL draft picks, including three first-round selections (DE Gaines Adams, DT Taven Bryan, DT Malcom Brown) and one Pro Bowler (S Quandre Diggs).
In the 2021 season, Rumph's second in the NFL, Chicago registered 49 sacks on the season, fourth-most in the league. Additionally, Chicago's defense limited opponents to a third-down conversion rate of 42.1%, which ranked second in the NFL behind the Buffalo Bills (40.7%).
He entered the professional coaching ranks as outside linebackers coach for the Houston Texans in 2020.
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