Resume dive into new South Carolina offensive line coach Randy Clements

On Thursday, the University of South Carolina officially hired TCU assistant offensive line coach Randy Clements as the team’s offensive line coach.

Clements has a long history of coaching offensive line units, both at big-name programs and less-historical power conference teams. He has also worked with new offensive coordinator Kendal Briles for 12 total seasons, across stops at four schools.

Let’s take a look at Clements’ overall coaching resume.

*stats courtesy of sportsreference.com*

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Stephen F. Austin/Stephenville High School, 1986-2002

1986-1987: Offensive Line Coach (Stephen F. Austin)
1990-1999: Offensive Line Coach (Stephenville High School)
2000-2002: Offensive Coordinator (Stephenville High School)

Clements coached at his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin, for two years before then transitioning to the high school ranks.

Houston, 2003-2007

2003-2007: Offensive Line Coach

2003: 458.3 yards per game; 242.8 passing yards per game, 215.5 rushing yards per game; 34.5 points per game; 23 sacks allowed
2004: 389.7 yards per game; 251.5 passing yards per game, 138.3 rushing yards per game; 20.9 points per game; 44 sacks allowed
2005: 438.8 yards per game; 272.3 passing yards per game, 166.4 rushing yards per game; 28.1 points per game; 28 sacks allowed
2006: 446.1 yards per game; 277.8 passing yards per game, 168.3 rushing yards per game; 33 points per game; 35 sacks allowed
2007: 501.9 yards per game; 278 passing yards per game, 223.9 rushing yards per game; 37.4 points per game; 35 sacks allowed

New South Carolina offensive coordinator Kendal Briles was a player at Houston from 2003-2005, while Clements was on the staff of Briles’ father, Art Briles, with the Cougars.

Despite Houston being a non-power conference program at the time, the team put dynamic offenses on the field more years than not. Following the 2006 campaign, the Cougars met the Gamecocks in the Liberty Bowl, a game USC won, 44-36. Houston logged 527 yards on the day, however.

From 2004-2007, Clements helped Houston to three top-12 national offenses and also coached seven All-CUSA linemen over five years.

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Baylor, 2008-2016

2008-2011: Offensive Line Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator
2012-2016: Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator

2008: 376.4 yards per game; 180.7 passing yards per game, 195.8 rushing yards per game; 28 points per game; 24 sacks allowed
2009: 342.9 yards per game; 242.3 passing yards per game, 100.6 rushing yards per game; 20.8 points per game; 33 sacks allowed
2010: 475.3 yards per game; 280.7 passing yards per game, 194.6 rushing yards per game; 31.2 points per game; 21 sacks allowed
2011: 587.1 yards per game; 351.5 passing yards per game, 235.6 rushing yards per game; 45.3 points per game; 30 sacks allowed
2012: 572.2 yards per game; 340.5 passing yards per game, 231.7 rushing yards per game; 44.5 points per game; 17 sacks allowed
2013: 618.8 yards per game; 359.1 passing yards per game, 259.7 rushing yards per game; 52.4 points per game; 22 sacks allowed
2014: 581.5 yards per game; 365.9 passing yards per game, 215.5 rushing yards per game; 48.2 points per game; 26 sacks allowed
2015: 616.7 yards per game; 289.5 passing yards per game, 327.2 rushing yards per game; 48.1 points per game; 13 sacks allowed
2016: 522.7 yards per game; 280.9 passing yards per game, 241.8 rushing yards per game; 34.6 points per game; 30 sacks allowed

Coached 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III (who also won the 2011 Davey O’Brien)

At Baylor, Clements worked again for Art Briles, but Kendal Briles was on staff during the entire tenure. The Bears promoted the younger Briles to offensive coordinator the last two years Clements was in Waco, including under head coach Jim Grobe in 2016.

Baylor won two Big 12 Championships with Clements and also posted the country’s top offense (in terms of both scoring and yardage gained) three years in a row.

Under Clements’ coaching, 13 Baylor offensive linemen made the All-Big 12 team, and six earned All-American honors. Each season from 2012-2015, the Bears produced the Big 12’s Offensive Lineman of the Year.

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Southeastern/Houston/Florida State, 2017-2019

2017: Offensive Line Coach (Southeastern)
2018: Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator (Houston)
2019: Offensive Line Coach (Florida State)

Coached 2018 Manning Award finalist D’Eriq King

2017: 557.4 yards per game; 225.6 passing yards per game, 331.8 rushing yards per game; 55.1 points per game; 14 sacks allowed (Southeastern)
2018: 512 yards per game; 295.5 passing yards per game, 216.5 rushing yards per game; 43.9 points per game; 33 sacks allowed (Houston)
2019: 408.3 yards per game; 267.6 passing yards per game, 140.7 rushing yards per game; 27.9 points per game; 48 sacks allowed (Florida State)

A year to reset at Southeastern saw Clements aid the Fire in becoming one of the best overall NAIA programs in the country. During that 2017 season, Southeastern had one of the top offenses in the sport, regardless of level.

Back with Houston, Clements joined Briles’ staff, which oversaw a massive improvement from the season prior. The Cougars went from 428.2 yards and 28.2 points per game in 2017 to 512 yards and 43.9 points per game. Dual-threat quarterback D’Eriq King had nearly 3700 yards and 50 total touchdowns in just 11 games, and Houston was a top-10 national offense in both average yards gained and scoring average.

Following a move to Florida State, the numbers weren’t eye-popping. However, the Seminoles went from being one of the worst offenses in power conference football in 2018 to a relevant group in 2019. Even in a tough season with a lame-duck head coach and a less-than-ideal quarterback situation, FSU improved offensively.

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Ole Miss/North Texas/North Carolina/TCU, 2020-2025

2020: Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator (Ole Miss)
2021: Analyst (North Texas)
2022: Offensive Line Coach (North Texas)
2023-2024: Offensive Line Coach (North Carolina)
2025: Assistant Offensive Line Coach (TCU)

2020: 555.9 yards per game; 344.9 passing yards per game, 211 rushing yards per game; 39.2 points per game; 19 sacks allowed (Ole Miss)
2021: 432.5 yards per game; 197.1 passing yards per game; 235.4 rushing yards per game; 27.5 points per game; 17 sacks allowed (North Texas)
2022: 461.8 yards per game; 261.9 passing yards per game, 199.9 rushing yards per game; 33.8 points per game; 11 sacks allowed (North Texas)
2023: 491.2 yards per game; 299.2 passing yards per game, 192.1 rushing yards per game; 34.5 points per game; 37 sacks allowed (North Carolina)
2024: 406.7 yards per game; 224.4 passing yards per game, 182.3 rushing yards per game; 30.9 points per game; 36 sacks allowed (North Carolina)
2025: 425.3 yards per game; 292.8 passing yards per game, 132.6 rushing yards per game; 30.8 points per game; 20 sacks allowed (TCU)

In 2020, Clements worked under Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss. He helped oversee a dynamic run game that rushed for over 200 yards per game and 23 touchdowns. Against South Carolina in the Covid-shortened season, the Rebels put up 708 yards and 56 points. Ole Miss also broke the all-time SEC record for yards in conference play (562.4 yards per game). That game included the famous “Lane Kiffin clipboard toss.”

A surprise split from Kiffin following spring practice forced Clements into an analyst position at North Texas in 2021. He later became the full-time offensive line coach in 2022, and the Mean Green were great up front that season; both years in Denton saw Clements lead a top-10 offensive line in terms of sacks allowed.

With North Carolina in 2023 and 2024, Clements led a solid run-blocking offensive line. During the ’23 campaign, Omarion Hampton went off for 1500 yards and 15 touchdowns. Then, in 2024, Hampton was even better, logging 1660 rushing yards and 15 scores. The Tar Heels were a top-10 overall offense in 2023 and put three offensive linemen on the All-ACC team. Clements had a pair of All-ACC linemen at UNC.

In 2025, TCU struggled to run the ball effectively. However, Josh Hoover threw for nearly 3500 yards, including over 1100 to Eric McAlister. Jordan Dwyer and Joseph Manjack also combined for nearly 1300 yards, as the offensive line surrendered fewer than two sacks per game.

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