Steve Sarkisian reveals he is a 'big fan' of Cade Klubnik
Steve Sarkisian’s Texas Longhorns are preparing for their first round showdown with the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff, and it’s led him to revisit Cade Klubnik’s ability as a quarterback.
The Austin native was someone Sarkisian had a ton of interest in as a recruit, before he chose to join Dabo Swinney’s bunch. As they’re slated to face-off as the No. 5-No. 12 seed matchup in the CFP, Sarkisian spoke about what he thought of Klubnik back when he was evaluating him, and why he’s such a fan of the quarterback’s abilities.
“Big fan of Cade. We recruited him hard,” Sarkisian told the media. “You know, obviously a local kid. I thought, [he] really possesses a great deal of competitive spirit. You could see that when he was in high school at West Lake. He’s a winner. He’s going to do what it takes. He’ll throw it, he’ll run it, he’ll block. I mean, that guy will do whatever it takes to try to put his team in position to be successful. That was obviously a heck of a team with Michael Taaffe and a lot of really good players on that team.
“So, you know, he made the decision to go to Clemson. Honestly, I was surprised. You know, both his parents went to [Texas] A&M and we thought we were the hometown team. He had always had a dream of going to Clemson. For him, I think, what a cool story of getting into the College Football Playoff and the first round game’s right here in Austin. Back home for him. So, a lot of really cool storylines to this ball game, and that’s one of them.”
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In a parallel universe, Cade Klubnik could’ve been the star for Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns. While it’s been a bit of a bumpy road at times with the Tigers, it’s evident everything has worked out just fine for the quarterback under Dabo Swinney’s watch in South Carolina, but one has to wonder how it could’ve been different if he chose to stay in Austin.
Alas, it’ll all come to a head when Texas takes on the ACC champions, with that game taking place on Dec. 21 at 4:00 p.m. ET.