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Jadeveon Clowney (DE Carolina Panthers)

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great article...very in depth about all the crazy recruiting stories for Clowney, including being taken to parties at Alabama, Clemson and South Carolina and being enticed by girls...he also admits to having a learning disability and how he has some bad words about Nick Saban...for sure worth checking out

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoo...ootball-prospect-exclusive-inside-look-021411

The pursuit of Jadeveon Clowney
Clowney and his family provided FOXSports.com with an in-depth look at the final weeks of his recruitment. It included him, at one point, deciding he would attend Clemson instead of South Carolina, being tempted by coeds, and admitting for the first time publicly that he has a learning disability after his eligibility for next season was questioned by an article in The New York Times that mentioned his poor grades early in high school. He has yet to qualify academically.
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In early December, Saban made his home visit with Clowney. The town was abuzz, with vehicles slowly streaming by Clowney?s mother?s house in hopes of catching a glimpse of the legendary coach. Inside, Clowney wasn?t that impressed.
?I don?t see no big deal like everybody else,? he said later. ?They?d say, ?He?s the king of all of football.? The guy ain?t nothing but 5-5. He?s a short guy. Everybody?s going crazy on Nick Saban.?
During the visit, Saban touted Alabama?s graduation rate, its success in sending players to the NFL and playing Clowney at both defensive end and outside linebacker. Clowney and his family could hardly get a word in.
?Nick Saban?s going to take over and talk,? Clowney said. ?He talked the whole time he was there. I was dozing off. He can talk. A lot. He talked for a whole straight hour.?
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Clowney is qualified

South Pointe High School football coach Bobby Carroll said Clowney has qualified for freshman eligibility and plans to enroll in summer school at USC in July.

Clowney, the defensive end who signed with South Carolina in February, is now awaiting NCAA clearinghouse approval and admission by the university.

"The media made it out that Clowney wasn't going to qualify and I don't know where that ever came from," Carroll said. "He's as good a student as any other kid I've coached that went on to play Division I football. I think that boy just had a lot going on the last 18 months. It was an absolute zoo there every single day."
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"The media made it out that Clowney wasn't going to qualify and I don't know where that ever came from," Carroll said. "He's as good a student as any other kid I've coached that went on to play Division I football. I think that boy just had a lot going on the last 18 months. It was an absolute zoo there every single day."
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Way to set the bar Clowney.
 
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I can only imagine the tirade Spurrier would've gone on if Clowney hadn't gotten in. After threatening to quit in '07 and demanding that the school lower it's academic standards, I think he would've been put on suicide watch this time around.
 
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