CLEMSON — Chad Morris knows what a good tight end looks like. He definitely knows what a great tight end looks like.
When Morris was the offensive coordinator in 2011, he coached arguably the greatest tight end in Clemson history – Dwayne Allen.
While the Tigers were on their way to winning their first ACC Championship in 20 years that season, Allen was on his way to becoming the first offensive player in Clemson history to win a national award, as he won the John Mackey Award, which is given to the country’s best tight end.
A First-Team All-American by the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association, Allen caught 50 passes for a then school-record 598 yards and another school-record eight touchdowns, which is still the standard today.