When he was the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2011, former South Carolina and current Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney narrowed his recruitment to the in-state Gamecocks and Alabama for the vast majority of the home stretch of his recruitment.
On Valentine's Day, 2011, Clowney selected in-state South Carolina over the Crimson Tide and according to his comments for the new Saban biography Saban: The Making of a Coach, the elite pass rusher wasn't a big fan of Bama head coach Nick Saban.
Here is an excerpt from the book:
After Saban’s in-home visit to Rock Hill in December, 2010, Clowney said the coach did all the talking.
“I don’t see no big deal like everybody else. 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.
“He talked the whole time he was there. I was dozing off. He can talk. A lot. He talked for a whole straight hour.”
Clowney was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. He missed most of his rookie season with a stress fracture in his leg.
On Valentine's Day, 2011, Clowney selected in-state South Carolina over the Crimson Tide and according to his comments for the new Saban biography Saban: The Making of a Coach, the elite pass rusher wasn't a big fan of Bama head coach Nick Saban.
Here is an excerpt from the book:
After Saban’s in-home visit to Rock Hill in December, 2010, Clowney said the coach did all the talking.
“I don’t see no big deal like everybody else. 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.
“He talked the whole time he was there. I was dozing off. He can talk. A lot. He talked for a whole straight hour.”
Clowney was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. He missed most of his rookie season with a stress fracture in his leg.
