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Two Clemson assistant coaches named Top 25 recruiters


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Clemson, S.C.—Clemson Co-Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott Tony Elliott
Assistant Coach / Running Backs
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and Jeff Scott Jeff Scott
Asst. Coach (WR) / Recruiting Coord.
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have been ranked among the top 25 recruiters in the nation according to the Rivals.com website. It is the first time Clemson has had two assistant coaches make the national list in the same year.

Clemson was one of eight schools with two coaches on the list. In addition to the Tigers others included Ohio State, Florida State, Texas, UCLA, Southern Cal, Auburn and Tennessee.

Dabo SwinneyDabo Swinney
Head Coach
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’s 2015 recruiting class was ranked fourth in the nation by Rivals,com, the highest ranking for the program by that website. Clemson had seven of the top 100 signees for 2015, fourth most in the nation. The only schools with more were Southern California (11), Alabama (10) and Florida State (8). LSU was fifth with six top 100 signees.

Scott was also named ACC Recruiter of the Year by Rivals.com. Elliott and defensive coordinator Brent VenablesBrent Venables
Def. Coordinator / Linebackers
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were ranked among the top 10 recruiters in the ACC. Clemson was the only school with three of the top 10.

Earlier, Elliott was named the top recruiter in the ACC by Scout.com.

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