First of all, there is no denying Jadeveon Clowney's resumé. As a 19-year-old sophomore, he tied for second nationally last year in both sacks and tackles for loss, earned opposing coaches' vote as the SEC's Defensive Player of the Year and was honored as a unanimous All-American by every major outlet. Before that, he was the coaches' pick as the SEC Freshman of the Year. Before that, he was unanimously anointed by recruitniks as the No. 1 incoming player in America.
If you'd never laid eyes on the kid in uniform, or out, you could spot him as an unusually productive force in South Carolina's pass rush. On paper. But you couldn't really grasp the visceral awe that has accompanied Clowney's emergence as the most fascinating, feared player in college football, which has nothing to do with the official record.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...sman-hyperbole
If you'd never laid eyes on the kid in uniform, or out, you could spot him as an unusually productive force in South Carolina's pass rush. On paper. But you couldn't really grasp the visceral awe that has accompanied Clowney's emergence as the most fascinating, feared player in college football, which has nothing to do with the official record.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...sman-hyperbole
