The first Power 5 coordinator has been fired less than one month into the season
By Andrew Olson
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The college football season is only four weeks old, but Wake Forest has decided to make a major change.
Demon Deacons coach Dave Clawson announced Sunday that Jay Swavel was out as defensive coordinator.
“This was a difficult decision and not a spur of the moment decision,” Clawson said in a press release.
“I want to thank Coach Sawvel for all his hard work with our football program over the last two years. Coach Sawvel is a very good person and a good football coach.”
It’s easy to see why Clawson felt the need to make a change. Wake Forest is No. 114 in total defense in the FBS and No. 106 in scoring defense. The Demon Deacons gave up 56 points in a loss to Notre Dame on Saturday.
Swavel is the first coordinator fired by a Power 5 school in the 2018 season. The new defensive coordinator was not named, but Wake Forest is elevating an analyst to an on-field position to make up for the loss of Swavel.
Wake Forest is 2-2 on the year. The Demon Deacons play Rice in Week 5.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
