With the latest move by Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers football program seems to signal a change in philosophy.

A longtime believer in “blooming where you’re planted,” Swinney has now made five straight outside hires for assistant coaches.

Clemson football has added an ACC coaching veteran to its staff. Lonnie Galloway, who was most recently UNC’s wide receivers coach, has joined the Tigers as an offensive analyst, he announced on Thursday via X (formerly Twitter). Galloway is listed in the university directory as a “volunteer coach” for offense.

Lonnie Galloway spent six seasons with North Carolina, working primarily with its wide receivers. He announced he is coming to Clemson on Thursday.

The college game has changed on Dabo Swinney quite a bit, but he is still one of the best head coaches in college football. It has not been that long since Clemson last won a national title, but the Swinney erasure needs to stop before it is too late.

Carl Reed and Smoke Dixon discuss Dabo Swinney's strategy of avoiding the transfer portal and if this season will be the first true test of his philosophy.

Clemson signed no players on February's national signing day, finishing with 15 signees. Here's the ranking for Clemson's 2025 recruiting class.