1. The next era of Clemson football is here.

Come back from skipping one edition of this feature, and we're not sure we even recognize the place.

An exaggeration, of course -- only two new names on the full-time staff, and both of those are familiar faces who've been around for most of the Dabo Swinney era in some capacity.

But the dominoes that have fallen over the last week promise to change the identity of Clemson football -- whatever that new identity might be.

We've already written an ample amount for what Brandon Streeter as offensive coordinator, Wes Goodwin and Mickey Conn as co-defensive coordinators and Kyle Richardson as tight ends coach could mean for the football side of things, and yet we've also only scratched the surface in that regard.

When Dabo Swinney publicly addresses the changes and his in-house promotions for the first time Tuesday, he should have an easy time justifying the technical aspects of their resumes as well as the continuity they can deliver while perhaps offering fresh perspectives.

We think the bigger question -- or bigger risk Swinney took, however you want to look at it -- comes in the recruiting department.

Tony Elliott was often more Swinney than the head coach himself, as we liked to say, in the manner he embodied the virtues Clemson espoused. Having a man of color of his respected character in such a leadership position is an invaluable asset for a program in so many ways.