In late December, Cade Klubnik determined to remain on the collegiate degree for one more 12 months. The 2025 season would be the final one for the Clemson quarterback, and whereas he confirmed huge enhancements in his second 12 months as a starter, it appears Klubnik believes a 3rd season as a starter will enormously enhance his probabilities of making it to the NFL.
Talking on Friday on the “Pure Athlete” podcast, the signal-caller gave his reasoning for staying with the Clemson Tigers for one more season.
“I believe that anyone who is aware of me, I really feel like initially, I am a fairly loyal individual,” Klubnik mentioned (6:30). “For those who’re on my facet, I am in your facet until the top, and for me you realize, I obtained the beginning job, you realize my freshman 12 months within the ACC championship recreation, and clearly I used to be going to come back again after that… I am a returning starter, why would I go away?
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“My sophomore 12 months, I am horrible… I wanted one other 12 months to develop, I wanted to get higher… that was a troublesome 12 months… I believe one of many largest issues after my sophomore 12 months was, which was precisely a 12 months in the past, was Coach (Dabo) Swinney pulled me into his workplace and instructed me, ‘Hey, I’ve obtained quarterbacks that wish to play right here too. I’ve obtained gamers wanting to come back play at Clemson and are available substitute you.’
“When the top coach comes and tells you he believes in you after you had a not nice 12 months that type of simply flips one thing.”
Cade Klubnik goals for a nationwide championship in 2025
In the identical interview, Klubnik mentioned returning for his senior 12 months was a simple resolution to make, because the staff seems to have a number of starters on offense returning for his or her senior 12 months. He even set some lofty objectives for the Tigers in 2025.
“I instructed Coach Swinney on the day that I dedicated that I am coming to win a nationwide championship,” Klubnik mentioned. “And that is one thing that is nonetheless sitting on the desk for us. That is why I got here again, and that is why I did not go away… I like this place a lot… The leap I took from my sophomore to my junior 12 months, I wish to double that leap and go take one other one.”
In 2024 with Clemson, Clubnik had 3639 passing yards, 36 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He additionally recorded 463 dashing yards with seven touchdowns in 119 carries.
Edited by R. Elahi