Report: Bowden out at Clemson

According to The State, a Columbia, South Carolina newspaper, Bowden informed his assistants of the decision on Monday morning.

Bowden was in his 10th year with Clemson, which is just 3-3 after entering the 2008 campaign with lofty expectations. The Tigers were ranked ninth in the preseason, but opened with a humbling 34-10 setback against Alabama in the Georgia Dome. Then came victories over the Citadel, North Carolina State and South Carolina State, before consecutive losses to Maryland and Wake Forest.

The Tigers managed just 24 points in the last two games and Bowden, following last Thursday's 12-7 setback at Wake Forest, decided to make a change at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Willy Korn was set to take over for senior Cullen Harper.

Bowden agreed to a contract extension last December after reports at the time circulated that he was speaking with Arkansas about its coaching vacancy.

The Tigers have posted a record of 72-45 under Bowden, who has never had a losing season in his tenure as a head coach. He took over at Clemson in 1999 after spending two successful seasons as the head coach at Tulane. The Green Wave notched a mark of 18-4 in Bowden's two years, including 11-0 in 1998.