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Chapel Fowler

Why Tommy Bowden prefers SEC over Big Ten for Clemson football if Tigers leave ACC

If his old school ever leaves the ACC, former Clemson football coach Tommy Bowden sees a natural landing spot for the Tigers amid the latest round of realignment.

“Geographically, historically and culturally, I just think they’d be a better fit in the SEC,” Bowden, who coached Clemson from 1999 to 2008, told The State. “It would just increase their marketability.”

Clemson is an ACC charter member, having competed in the conference since its 1953 conception in a hazy Greensboro hotel, but its athletic future has been a hot topic ever since Southern Cal and UCLA announced their move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten two weeks ago. They’ll join the conference in 2024.

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