Clemson ousted football coach Tommy Bowden on Monday, four days after the Tigers, who were the favorites to win the ACC championship, lost to Wake Forest and fell to 3-3.
Bowden informed his assistant coaches of his ouster Monday morning. Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Dabo Swinney has been named interim coach for the final six regular-season games and potential bowl game. Clemson offensive coordinator Rob Spence also has been ousted, a source close to the situation said.
Bowden will be paid through the end of the season, then get $3.5 million as a buyout negotiated in the contract extension the two sides agreed to in December 2007. Clemson's season started with a big thud, a 24-point loss to then-No. 24 Alabama that senior quarterback Cullen Harper said "really hurt our confidence."
Harper, who was benched after the Tigers' loss to Wake Forest and replaced by highly regarded sophomore Willy Korn, said the program needed to cut ties with Bowden.
"It's what he deserved," Harper said. "Dabo Swinney is a fine man and will do an excellent job."
Source: ESPN.com
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