Sean Clifford
Sean Burke Clifford (born July 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He first started as quarterback for the Nittany Lions in 2019.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| Major | Advertising & Public Relations |
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| High school | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
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| Born: | July 14, 1998 Barrington, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
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High school career
Clifford graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 2017. During his career, he passed for 4,004 yards and 30 touchdowns with a school record 1,100 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns as a quarterback. He committed to Penn State University to play college football.[1][2]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Penn State in 2017, Clifford spent 2018 as Trace McSorley's backup.[3] He appeared in four games, completing five of seven passes for 195 yards with two touchdowns.[4] In 2019, Clifford was named the starting quarterback.[5][6]
References
- Bodani, Frank. "Bodani: Incoming PSU QB Clifford a born leader". The York Daily Record.
- Wire, S. I. "Four-star 2017 quarterback Sean Clifford commits to Penn State". Sports Illustrated.
- Wogenrich, Mark. "Penn State's perfect backup quarterback: Sean Clifford's folkloric start". mcall.com.
- ‘A born leader’: How Sean Clifford will push to replace Penn State’s Trace McSorley in 2019
- Pickel, Greg (August 23, 2019). "Penn State names Sean Clifford its 2019 starting quarterback". pennlive.
- Wogenrich, Mark. "Meet Sean Clifford, Penn State's 2019 starting quarterback". mcall.com.
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