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Could this be the guy we are waiting for?
Rumors of him going to be the Tennessee Vols DC but as soon as Chan Gailey was hired he backed out for some reason, coincidence?
He has run both a 3-4 and a 4-3
Rumors of him going to be the Tennessee Vols DC but as soon as Chan Gailey was hired he backed out for some reason, coincidence?
He has run both a 3-4 and a 4-3
Kevin Steele, most recently the associate head coach and head coach of the defense at the University of Alabama, was named Clemson defensive coordinator in January 2009. Steele has 23 years of college experience at the FBS level and four years of experience in the NFL. He has coached under former National Championship Head Coaches Tom Osborne, Nick Saban, Bobby Bowden and Johnny Majors in his career as a full time assistant coach that dates to 1982.
The native of Dillon, SC has coached in 16 bowl games, including eight appearances in bowls that are now considered Bowl Championship level games. That includes six appearances as a coach in the FedEx Orange Bowl. He has been a part of 11 teams that have finished in the top 20 of the national polls at five different schools. That includes the 2008 Alabama team that was fourth in the final regular season polls.
He has also been an assistant coach on six different teams at four different programs that have finished in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense.
Steele spent the last two seasons at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban. He was the defensive coordinator in 2007 before assuming the title of Associate Head Coach and Head Coach of the Defense for the 2008 season. Alabama finished the regular season with a 12-0 record and won the Western Division Championship of the Southeastern Conference.
Alabama ranked third in the nation in total defense (256.9), fourth in rushing defense (78.85), sixth in scoring defense (13.0) and 13th in pass efficiency defense (101.63 rating points) at the end of the regular season. The Crimson Tide led the SEC in rushing defense and total defense. Steele tutored the linebackers each of the last two years at Alabama in addition to his other defensive coordinator responsibilities.
Steele spent four seasons as executive head coach and linebackers coach at Florida State under Bobby Bowden (2003-06), helping the Seminoles to three top 25 finishes and two ACC Championships. The Seminoles finished with a 10-3 mark his first year in Tallahassee and ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense. In 2004, Florida State was 15th in the final AP poll and the squad was in the top 10 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense.
Steele has a history of recognition as an outstanding recruiter and was named the number-one recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com after landing the nation's top recruiting class in February of 2005. During his career at Florida State the players he coached included Michael Boulware, a finalist for 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year with the Seattle Seahawks, Ernie Sims, the ninth overall selection of the Detroit Lions in the 2006 NFL draft, and Lawrence Timmons, a first round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007. Boulware and Timmons are natives of South Carolina.
Steele served as head coach at Baylor University from 1999-2002 before moving to Florida State. Steele is familiar with Clemson Memorial Stadium, as he was the linebackers coach for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL in 1995, the Panthers inaugural season when they played their home games at Clemson. He worked under Panthers Head Coach Dom Capers for four years (1995-98), including the 1996 season when the franchise had a 13-5 overall record and reached the NFC Championship game. Among the players he coached was Sam Mills, the first Panthers player in the franchise's Hall of Honor.
The native of Dillon, SC has coached in 16 bowl games, including eight appearances in bowls that are now considered Bowl Championship level games. That includes six appearances as a coach in the FedEx Orange Bowl. He has been a part of 11 teams that have finished in the top 20 of the national polls at five different schools. That includes the 2008 Alabama team that was fourth in the final regular season polls.
He has also been an assistant coach on six different teams at four different programs that have finished in the top 10 in the nation in scoring defense.
Steele spent the last two seasons at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban. He was the defensive coordinator in 2007 before assuming the title of Associate Head Coach and Head Coach of the Defense for the 2008 season. Alabama finished the regular season with a 12-0 record and won the Western Division Championship of the Southeastern Conference.
Alabama ranked third in the nation in total defense (256.9), fourth in rushing defense (78.85), sixth in scoring defense (13.0) and 13th in pass efficiency defense (101.63 rating points) at the end of the regular season. The Crimson Tide led the SEC in rushing defense and total defense. Steele tutored the linebackers each of the last two years at Alabama in addition to his other defensive coordinator responsibilities.
Steele spent four seasons as executive head coach and linebackers coach at Florida State under Bobby Bowden (2003-06), helping the Seminoles to three top 25 finishes and two ACC Championships. The Seminoles finished with a 10-3 mark his first year in Tallahassee and ranked 10th in the nation in scoring defense. In 2004, Florida State was 15th in the final AP poll and the squad was in the top 10 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense.
Steele has a history of recognition as an outstanding recruiter and was named the number-one recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com after landing the nation's top recruiting class in February of 2005. During his career at Florida State the players he coached included Michael Boulware, a finalist for 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year with the Seattle Seahawks, Ernie Sims, the ninth overall selection of the Detroit Lions in the 2006 NFL draft, and Lawrence Timmons, a first round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007. Boulware and Timmons are natives of South Carolina.
Steele served as head coach at Baylor University from 1999-2002 before moving to Florida State. Steele is familiar with Clemson Memorial Stadium, as he was the linebackers coach for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL in 1995, the Panthers inaugural season when they played their home games at Clemson. He worked under Panthers Head Coach Dom Capers for four years (1995-98), including the 1996 season when the franchise had a 13-5 overall record and reached the NFC Championship game. Among the players he coached was Sam Mills, the first Panthers player in the franchise's Hall of Honor.
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