CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter, as first reported by Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated.com.
A former Clemson quarterback, who also worked as a graduate assistant, Streeter had stops at Liberty and Richmond where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks for those two programs. He would come back to Clemson as recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach after the 2014 regular season.
He was named passing game coordinator in 2020 and when Tony Elliott left to become the new head coach at Virginia, Streeter was promoted to offensive coordinator.
Clemson finished Clemson finished 48th in total offense and 30th in scoring offense this past season. While the Tigers did return to Charlotte and won an ACC Championship as part of an 11-win season, the struggles to put up points consistently had been well-documented and now it has led to Swinney parting ways with Streeter.
Clemson's head coach released the following statement -
"I am incredibly appreciative of Brandon for all he accomplished at Clemson in his 15 years as a player, graduate assistant, position coach and offensive coordinator. I am thankful for Brandon and love him and his family. He has always represented Clemson University with great pride, and I know he will continue to do great things.
"As the leader of this program, I am accountable for our staff and accountable for our results, and though we took a step forward offensively in 2022, after evaluating our offense in-depth, I felt it was in the best interest of our program to seek new leadership at that position. These decisions are never easy, but it is my job to evaluate and assess every part of our program every year, and this was just the right time to make a change.
"I look forward to bringing in a dynamic, proven leader at offensive coordinator with the specific purpose of meeting — and raising — the standard of excellence that has been established at Clemson. I passionately believe in our staff and in the young men in our program and am excited about the opportunity to see them grow even more in 2023."
Swinney already has his new assistant in place as he has lured TCU's Garrett Riley from Fort Worth to Clemson.
Riley guided a TCU offense that was in the top 10 in FBS scoring at nearly 40 points per game and was 27th nationally at 455 yards a game.
The brother of former Oklahoma and current Southern Cal head coach Lincoln Riley, Garrett Riley also served as the Horned Frogs’ quarterbacks coach, working with Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan.