Who is the best quarterback in the Palmetto State – Clemson’s Cade Klubnik, or South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers?

Klubnik was asked that very question when he spoke with reporters at a recent event in Orlando, Fla.

Klubnik laughed, then had a clever response to the question.

 “They got a pretty good quarterback at Furman,” Klubnik said. “So, I’m gonna go with my guy there.”

On a more serious note, Klubnik discussed the fact that he’s entering his third season under Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley, and how important it has been for him to have that continuity with Riley and his system.

Klubnik also gave Clemson major credit for his development and helping him go from someone who experienced his share of struggles two seasons ago, to now a QB that is coming off a breakout 2024 campaign and widely considered a 2025 Heisman Trophy candidate/2026 first-round NFL draft pick.

“I’m so thankful that I’ve been at Clemson for four years now. … I’ve loved being with Coach Riley in that system. It’s been awesome,” Klubnik said. “And it’s definitely been a huge blessing that Coach Swinney and Coach Riley have been there pretty much the whole time I’ve been there. Coach Riley just not there my freshman year, but it’s been awesome.

“I think that I’m kind of the epitome of the word development. When I’m coming out of high school, I’m wanting to go win, go to a great culture, but overall, I want to leave that school better than when I got there. You want to go somewhere that you’re going to get better and you’re going to develop. I was good my freshman year. I wasn’t very good my sophomore year, but I just stuck with it, and what Clemson has done with me is develop me. They’ve gotten me better.”

Klubnik added that if a quarterback wants to improve his game, “Clemson’s the place to do it.”

“They’re known for making players better, and I feel like I’m the epitome of that, of getting better and taking a stride every year,” he said. “I took a stride my sophomore to junior year. Still not where I want to be, but I’m hoping to take another step.”

You can check out more of Klubnik’s interview at the EA SPORTS event in Orlando below: