The Ole Miss Rebels are in the market for another staff member, as senior associate athletic director/football general manager Austin Thomas is reportedly set to return to the LSU Tigers for a third stint, per 247Sports.
Clemson’s offensive line recruiting was spearheaded by Thomas Austin during his tenure, and the Tigers have to work to maintain those relationships with the staff change.
CLEMSON — Letting Thomas Austin go was one of the more difficult decisions of Dabo Swinney’s head coaching career. Austin, who Swinney hired two years ago as his offensive line coach, played for Swinney and was a captain on his first Clemson team.
CLEMSON — It did not take long for Dabo Swinney to find replacements for the departed Thomas Austin and Lemanski Hall. Clemson’s head coach let Austin and Hall go last Thursday, by Saturday afternoon the names of whom he was going to replace them with already surfaced and on Monday morning, the new coaches were approved.
This Clemson assistant coach will not be back on Dabo Swinney’s staff next season. The Clemson Insider has confirmed that the Tigers are parting ways with offensive line coach Thomas Austin.
This sought-after offensive line prospect from the Lone Star State has been staying in touch with Clemson. Trinity Christian Academy (Addison, Texas) four-star
CLEMSON — Thomas Austin’s offensive line returns with a lot of continuity for 2023. That’s something that offensive coordinator Garrett Riley praised, and it’s not just the long-tenured veterans like Will Putnam.
Favour Edwin will soon see action in his first regular season football game. But even though he hasn’t played a regular season snap quite yet, the fast-rising
The Clemson offensive line is a constant storyline heading into the 2023 season. With a year under the belt for offensive line coach Thomas Austin, the Tigers are putting together the pieces for the unit this season.
The Clemson offensive line returns four starters heading into the 2023 season, but the unit has an abundance of depth to toy with throughout fall camp.
CHARLOTTE — The pair of head coach Dabo Swinney and offensive line coach Thomas Austin raved about the Clemson offensive line unit at the 2023 Clemson Media Outing.
The Clemson offensive line is a unit trending up over the last couple years. With continuity across the front, the Tigers are building a strong unit for quarterback Cade Klubnik.
The 2025 recruiting cycle is starting to ramp up for the Clemson Tigers, with offers starting to roll out since June. With so many veteran talents up front, the Tigers are looking to reload for offensive line coach Thomas Austin.
Clemson is a year away from offering any 2026 recruits, but the program is already beginning to recruit a plethora of talented sophomores. Among them is Cass (GA) interior offensive lineman Kail Ellis, who camped with the program in early June.
The NFL and college football are heavily dominated by U.S.-born talent by default, but there’s a wave of talent from overseas making noise. 2025 four-star offensive lineman Justin Hasenhuetl is one of those with a name for themselves early in their career.
Thomas Austin is spending a lot of time this spring mixing and matching lineups, but it’s not because Clemson’s second-year offensive line coach has to find a new starting five.
Clemson hosted a star-studded list of visitors last weekend for the program’s underclassmen day, headlined by the nation’s top-ranked prospect in the 2025 class regardless of position.
Clemson offensive line coach Thomas Austin met with the media this week. Austin gave the latest on his position group, the freshmen in it, building depth and much more.
Thomas Austin is proving to be plenty capable as a recruiter in his first cycle as Clemson’s offensive line coach after being formally named to that position in early February.
One of the top offensive linemen in the next recruiting cycle was back in Clemson recently. Kam Pringle, the top-rated 2024 player in the state of South Carolina, took in one of Dabo Swinney's high school camps recently.
The Clemson Insider recently caught up with Tuscarora (Leesburg, Va.) three-star offensive lineman Fletcher Westphal, who has been keeping in touch with Clemson offensive line coach Thomas Austin since he last visited in March.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Robbie Caldwell saved his best recruiting job for last, at least that is the way Clemson’s new offensive line coach sees it. Thomas Austin, who took over for Caldwell in January, has been nothing but impressed with freshmen offensive linemen Collin Sadler and Blake Miller through the first six practices this spring.
Thomas Austin knows following Robbie Caldwell won't be easy. Clemson's former offensive line coach brought more than four decades' worth of experience to the table, having coached in more than 500 college football games, and Austin knows that he is replacing one of the sport's most well-respected names.
Clemson’s new offensive line coach checked in this week on a standout in-state offensive lineman in the 2023 class. Thomas Austin paid a visit on Monday to Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, S.C.), home to 6-foot-4, 305-pound junior tackle Jordan Knox.
With the wholesale changes that have taken place among the Clemson coaching staff, it's fair to question how those changes might impact recruiting. The Tigers are not only replacing both coordinators and multiple members of the support staff but will also replace longtime offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell with Thomas Austin.
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