The Name Game: Muschamp, Johnson Gaining Traction at Clemson

“The Name Game” at Football Rumor Mill focuses on active coaching searches around the country. The latest edition centers on the Clemson Tigers…

Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson is being rumored as a potential candidate for the Clemson opening, while UT Coach Phillip Fulmer is on the proverbial hot seat. – Tennessean

Roughly 10 months after he was hired as one of the highest paid assistant coaches in the country, Texas’ Will Muschamp could once again be on the move to a team with a different shade of orange. – CUTigers.com

Bowden’s departure is only the first in what could be another turbulent coaching offseason. Keep an eye on what happens with Phil Fulmer at Tennessee in the next few weeks. There are already watches going on at Syracuse and Washington. And who knows what will happen at Penn State, if the Nittany Lions roar through the season undefeated and Joe Paterno decides at the age of 81 it would be a nice way to leave center stage. And then there will be the inevitable questions about when is it time for Bobby Bowden to step aside and allow coach-in-waiting Jimbo Fisher to move into the top slot. At Clemson, the search will move forward. Names such as Vanderbilt’s Bobby Johnson, a Clemson alum and former defensive coordinator for the Tigers, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe, and Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp have been mentioned. – Boston Globe