The Wes Goodwin Era may have officially kicked off in the Cheez-It Bowl against Iowa State, but a new look defense with Trenton Simpson sliding to WILL linebacker and Barrett Carter taking over as the Tigers’ Nickel-SAM linebacker make the Tigers’ 2022 squad an interesting case study.

Throughout the offseason, reviews of Goodwin’s defense seem to indicate a simplicity that allows players to process everything faster. For Goodwin, perhaps most notably, Carter’s move, along with the ability of Simpson to wreak havoc at the same time, could become a showcase of a blazingly fast defense with unparalleled coverage ability.

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Here’s Carter’s full press conference ahead of Clemson’s matchup with Georgia Tech: