Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson has made a major decision about his future.
Clawson has decided to retire after 11 seasons as coach, the school announced Monday. He will remain with the school as a special advisor to the athletics department.
“After completing my 25th season as a head coach and 36th-straight in college football, the timing is right for me and my family to step away into this new role within Wake Forest University,” Clawson said in a statement.
Clawson is only 57, so the timing of the decision comes as a surprise. Roughly three years ago, he was being linked to other job openings and was obviously not seen as a candidate to retire anytime soon.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the changing college athletics environment was a factor in Clawson’s decision, just as it was for Tony Bennett’s shocking decision to leave Virginia’s basketball program several months ago.
