GREENVILLE, S.C. — There was no doubt who was the most intense man on the Clemson practice fields last season.

It was defensive coordinator Tom Allen.

With a microphone in his hand and yelling as loud as he could, Allen preached to his defense that it was going to be the best tackling team in the country in 2025. They almost were.

Clemson led the ACC in the fewest missed tackles and ranked second nationally at the end of the regular season, a far contrast from 2024 when the Tigers were one of the worst in the country.

It proved Allen’s intense and loud nature rubbed off on his players, and his coaching of course.

And though Allen continues to be intense as he enters year two as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator, he has competition when it comes to his style of coaching.

It appears, new offensive coordinator Chad Morris is giving Allen a run for his money.

“He definitely likes to push the pace,” Clemson linebacker Sammy Brown said at Thursday’s South Carolina Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “I think that he brings another whole level of intensity.”

Morris’ offenses have always been known for their fast approach and putting pressure on opposing defenses. However, what Brown did not know is how intense Morris is and he is a get-in-your-face kind of coach. It is a different style than most offensive coaches.

Most offensive coaches are laid back and quiet to an extent. They are even keel.

Not Morris.

“I think, sometimes in the spring, he and Coach Allen were having a competition on who could be more intense and yell more,” Brown said jokingly. “So, I think it just raises the bar. You can’t come out to practice and be like ‘I am going to take this day off.’

“You know, on both sides of the ball, they are going to be bringing energy, and they are going to be bringing juice. It is pretty even.”

Clemson will kick off the 2026 season on Sept. 5 at LSU.