ESPN analyst goes against the usual narrative
By: Staff Report May 3, 2023

This ESPN analyst went against the usual narrative while speaking about Clemson recently.

Former Baylor star and NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III, now an ESPN analyst, had a statement to make about the Tigers last week during a College GameDay show on location at the site of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City.

The former Heisman Trophy winner thinks Dabo Swinney’s team will “shock the nation” this season.

“I do have something to say when it comes to Clemson,” Griffin said. “I think Dabo Swinney realizes that his offense was archaic, and then he went outside of his system, went and got a young offensive mind in Garrett Riley from TCU, and now they’re going to be able to fulfill the system with the perfect quarterback for that system in Cade Klubnik.”

Griffin is a fan of Klubnik, who enters his second season at Clemson and his first full season as the Tigers’ starting signal-caller.

“I’ve known Cade Klubnik for a very long time,” Griffin said. “He attended my quarterback academy that I run at Baylor, and he just has a thing about him that draws people into him and he gets the best out of them.”

Swinney of course guided Clemson to national championships in 2016 and 2018, and Griffin believes Swinney’s Tigers will be in the national title hunt once again this season.

“I’ve very excited for them,” Griffin said. “I think that is a growth moment for Dabo Swinney, who always tends to promote from within. So, I think Clemson will actually shock the nation and be in the run for a national championship.”

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