In late December, Cade Klubnik determined to remain on the collegiate stage for an additional 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 significantly 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 an additional season.
“I feel that anyone who is aware of me, I really feel like initially, I am a fairly loyal individual,” Klubnik mentioned (6:30). “If you happen to’re on my aspect, I am in your aspect until the tip, and for me you recognize, I acquired the beginning job, you recognize my freshman 12 months within the ACC championship recreation, and clearly I used to be going to return again after that… I am a returning starter, why would I depart?
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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 tricky 12 months… I feel 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 informed me, ‘Hey, I’ve acquired quarterbacks that need to play right here too. I’ve acquired gamers wanting to return play at Clemson and are available substitute you.’
“When the pinnacle 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 straightforward choice to make, because the crew 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 informed 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 depart… I like this place a lot… The leap I took from my sophomore to my junior 12 months, I need 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 speeding yards with seven touchdowns in 119 carries.
Edited by R. Elahi