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Name: Sean Clifford
College: Penn State Number: 14
Height: 6-1 Weight: 217
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Class/Draft Year: rJr/2022
40 Low: 4.64 40 Time: 4.74 40 High: 4.85
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Data Scout Notes: 2020: PManning/POBrien/PWuerffel...2019: HMC
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Sean Clifford, Penn State, Player News
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Sean Clifford completed 17 of 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 39-24 win over Michigan State on Saturday. Penn State's quarterback added 48 yards and another touchdown on the ground while Parker Washington hauled in a pa ir of touchdown passes for the Nittany Lions (3-5) who trailed 21-10 at halftime. Backup quarterback Will Levis added a rushing touchdown and receiver Jahan Dotson returned a punt 81 yards for a score for the Nittany Lions who won their third straight. P ayton Thorne made his first start at quarterback and completed 22 of 39 passes for 325 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for the Spartans (2-6). Michigan State couldn't keep up as the game progressed, scoring just three points after halftim e, and the Nittany Lions scored 21 unanswered points to close out the game. - Penn State/AP College Football
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Sean Clifford threw a 29-yard touchdown and Penn State's defense set up three scores with stops or takeaways on Saturday as the Nittany Lions played their best game of the season with a 23-7 victory over Rutgers. Penn State (2-5, 2-5 Big Ten) dominated b oth sides of the ball, outgained Rutgers 381-204 and held the Scarlet Knights to a season-low for points, more than three touchdowns below their average. The win was the second straight for the Nittany Lions and their 14th in a row over the Scarlet Knigh ts (2-5, 2-5). Clifford opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown pass to true freshman Parker Washington with 3:32 left in the first quarter. It came after the Nittany Lions stuffed Johnny Langan on a fourth-and-1 from the Rutgers 45 on the Scarlet Kn ights' opening possession.After a 30-yard field goal by Jake Pinegar extended the lead to 10-0 early in the second quarter, Penn State stopped Rutgers on another fourth-and-1 from its 45, this time on an incomplete pass by Langan. Devyn Ford cappe d the short drive with a 7-yard touchdown run for a 17-0 lead. Jordan Stout added a 47-yard field goal early in the third quarter after Rutgers quarterback Noah Vedral fumbled on the second play of the half. Vedral threw a 3-yard, fourth-down touchdown p ass to Bo Melton with 4:56 left in the third quarter. An interception by safety Christian Izien at the Nittany Lions 36 set up the score. Pinegar added a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. - Penn State/AP College Football
(DS#21 QB) rJr/2022 QB Sean Clifford, Penn State
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Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is a pretty deep thinker when it comes to his position. But he doesn't necessarily ruminate over the X's and O's of being a signal caller. He's much more profound about it. "One (term) that I've heard used before is y our 'flow state,' " Clifford said during a video conference with media Saturday. "I'm actually minoring in psychology, and one thing that we've talked about is when an athlete or anybody really gets in their state of flow. It's definitely a game-changer, and it's fun when you get into that state and you can just kind of play loose. "I feel like I personally haven't been in that. Last year, I was. After a couple of losses this year, I feel like it's been tough to find that, but (Saturday), I just kind of let loose and had fun with my teammates. I felt like I was back to the Sean that I used to be."On Saturday, Clifford directed his team to its first victory of a disappointing season, 27-17 at Michigan. Clifford made most of his impact on the grou nd, rushing for 73 yards on nine carries and a touchdown. He also had 163 yards passing with 17 completions on 28 attempts. It wasn't necessarily the biggest win of Clifford's career, which has included victories in two of three bowl games. But it was ce rtainly significant given Penn State's struggles this season. - Tribune Review
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After being benched early in the second quarter of Penn State's Week 4 loss to Nebraska and then not getting the start against Iowa last week, Clifford was back as the starter Saturday against Michigan. And he played well through most of the contest. The 6-foot-2, 217-pound Ohio native made smart decisions with the football - not turning the ball over in a game for the first time all season. He especially looked good using his legs. With 3:32 left in the first half, Clifford rolled left and looked downf ield before taking off and beating a couple Michigan defensive backs on his way to the end zone for a 28-yard touchdown run that put Penn State up 14-7. - Centre Times
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Sean Clifford threw for 163 yards and scored one of Penn State's three rushing touchdowns, and the Nittany Lions finally broke their winless skid to start the season, beating Michigan 27-17 on Saturday. Keyvone Lee and Will Levis also ran for TDs, and Pe nn State (1-5, 1-5 Big Ten) never trailed in this matchup of proud programs that have struggled mightily in this pandemic-shortened season. Hassan Haskins ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Michigan, but the Wolverines (2-4, 2-4) never found much o f a consistent rhythm offensively. It was the 899th victory for the Penn State program, and the Nittany Lions had to wait a while for this one. This was the first time they'd started a season 0-5, but three impressive touchdown drives were enough to hold off Michigan. Penn State led 20-17 in the fourth quarter before a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard scoring run by Levis.Cade McNamara, who came off the bench to guide Michigan to an overtime win at Rutgers last weekend, was off tar get for much of this game. He went 12 of 25 for 91 yards. Penn State marched 75 yards in 10 plays on the game's first drive, taking a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard run by Lee. That was about as smooth as it got for either offense, however. Haskins broke free for a 59-yard run later in the first quarter, and he eventually scored from 2 yards out to tie the game. Clifford was shaken up briefly in the first half, but after returning to the game he broke free for a 28-yard touchdown run to put the Nittany Lions back on top. A muffed punt gave Penn State a field goal just before halftime. Michigan closed within three when Haskins scored on a 2-yard run with 13:12 remaining, but the Wolverines couldn't keep Penn State out of the end zone on the ensuing drive. - Penn State/AP College Football
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2020 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Sean Clifford, Jr., Penn State,...Clifford has appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts at quarterback...Selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media in 2019...Named to the 2019 CFPA National Perf ormer of the Year Trophy Midseason watch list, the Manning Award Midseason watch list and the Maxwell Award watch list...Completed 39 passes of 20 or more yards in 2019...Ranked third in the Big Ten in 2019 in passing touchdowns (23; 32nd in the FBS), ya rds per completion (14.04; 18th) and yards per pass attempt (8.32; 22nd), was fourth in in passing efficiency (148.54; 26th) and was seventh in passing yardage (2,654)...Was third in the conference in points responsible for per game (14.3; 29th in the FB S) and fourth in total yards per game (254.7; 43rd) in 2019...Ranked third among Big Ten quarterbacks with 33.5 rushing yards per contest in 2019. - Penn State Football
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2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Sean Clifford, Penn State, junior, quarterback,...Has appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts at quarterback...Selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media in 2019...Ranked third in the Big Ten in 2019 in passing touchdowns (23; 32nd in the FBS), yards per completion (14.04; 18th) and yards per pass attempt (8.32; 22nd), was fourth in in passing efficiency (148.54; 26th) and was seventh in passing yardage (2,654)...In 2019, became the third Pe nn State quarterback to have three games with 250 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in a season, joining Trace McSorley (2017, 4 games) and Christian Hackenberg (2013, 3 games). - Penn State Football
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2020 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD WATCH LIST: Sean Clifford, Penn State,...Has appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts at quarterback...Selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media in 2019...Ranked third in the Big Ten in 2019 in passi ng touchdowns (23; 32nd in the FBS), yards per completion (14.04; 18th) and yards per pass attempt (8.32; 22nd), was fourth in in passing efficiency (148.54; 26th) and was seventh in passing yardage (2,654). - Penn State Football
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Sean Clifford, Penn State's junior quarterback, is one of 30 quarterbacks in Division I football named to The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award watch list released Tuesday. The award is presented annually by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to the nat ion's best college quarterback. It is the oldest national quarterback award, having first been presented in 1981. Former Penn State quarterbacks Todd Blackledge (1982) and Kerry Collins (1994) are past winners of the award. John Shaffer was named a final ist in 1986 before helping lead the Nittany Lions to the national championship with a win over Miami (Fla.) in the Fiesta Bowl.Clifford has appeared in 16 games for Penn State and owns 12 starts. In 2019, he was selected honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. He completed 39 passes of 20 or more yards and ranked third in the Big Ten in passing touchdowns (23), yards per completion (14.0) and yards per pass attempt (8.3). Clifford finished the season with 2,654 total passing yards , and his 25 career touchdowns tie him for 13th all-time at Penn State. - Tribune Review
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Penn State's redshirt junior quarterback Sean Clifford is no stranger to change. In his four years with the Nittany Lions, he's had three different offensive coordinators/quarterbacks coaches. Now headed into his second season as the presumed starter, he 'll have a new coach in former Minnesota OC Kirk Ciarrocca, whom Clifford has had to get to know mostly virtually since the COVID-19 pandemic canceled spring football and sent students home from the university in mid-March. Despite the challenges of not getting to work together in-person, the pair have still been able to form a strong relationship since they first met ahead of the Cotton Bowl game in December."Clifford and Kirk's relationship is going really good," head coach James Franklin said. "I think getting Kirk here early for our bowl game was important...I think we're heading in the right direction there." The relationship between the new offensive coordinator and his quarterback will be especially important this season, as the new offen sive will have less time to work together before the scheduled start of the season on Sept. 5. Clifford will be tasked with leading an offense that, less than three months until the scheduled start of the regular season, he hasn't practiced in yet. The o verall success of the transition from former OC Ricky Rahne's to Ciarrocca's offense will largely depend on Clifford's ability to excel in the system. - Centre Times
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2019 ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Sean Clifford,...Honorable-mention all-conference quarterback...Selected for the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 List after the Michigan game (10/19)...Ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 37 in FBS averaging 263 .2 total yards per game, good for 36th in the nation...Ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 28 in the FBS with 22 passing touchdowns...Sits No. 4 in the league averaging 229.2 passing yards per game, good for 49th in the country...Averaging 14.16 yards per completion, ranking No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 16 in the country...Sits No. 4 in the Big Ten and No. 23 in the FBS averaging 8.43 yards per pass attempt...Holds a 150.6 passing efficiency rating, good for No. 28 in the country and No. 5 in the Big Ten ...Is No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 27 in the country averaging 14.9 points responsible for per game. - Penn State Football
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Quarterback Sean Clifford scored three touchdowns Saturday, leading No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana 34-27 to keep its playoff hopes alive. Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) next week plays at No. 2 Ohio State, where the top spot in the Big Te n East will be on the line. Clifford also completed 11 of 23 passes for 179 yards and ran for 55 yards. Journey Brown rushed 21 times for 100 yards and added a score. With Penn State ahead by a field goal with 10:45 to play, Clifford led an 18-play, 75-y ard drive that ate 9:01 and ended when he plunged in from a yard out to put the game out of reach.Tight end Nick Bowers caught a 12-yard touchdown pass for the Nittany Lions Peyton Ramsey completed 31 of 41 passes for 371 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more for the Hoosiers (7-3, 4-3) who outgained Penn State 462 to 371. After going three-and-out to start the game, the Nittany Lions recovered a muffed punt and scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Clifford to Bowers. Ramsey took advantag e of a safety blitz on Indiana's next possession and hit an open Ty Fryfogle for 38 yards to make it 7-7. Jake Pinegar kicked a 47-yard field goal to put Penn State up 10-7, but Indiana took the lead when Ramsey capped a 63-yard drive with a 1-yard run l ess than three minutes later. Clifford put Penn State up 17-14 with 1:03 left in the first quarter when he sprinted up the middle for a 38-yard score. Pinegar added a 27-yard field goal to give Penn State a 20-14 halftime lead. - AP College Football
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Clifford, a first-year starter, leads the Big Ten with 288.6 yards a game, and his 16 yards per completion ranks sixth nationally. But Iowa excels at defending the pass. The Hawkeyes are giving up just 5.9 yards per attempt and have as many interceptions , four, as passing touchdowns allowed. "Looks like he's got a great future, so hopefully we can find a way to slow him down a little bit," Ferentz said of Clifford. - AP College Football
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Sean Clifford threw for 264 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 12 Penn State routed Purdue 35-7 on Saturday. The Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) were dominant on defense, with 10 sacks, one shy of the school single-game record. The Boilermakers were held to 104 yards. Playing without starting quarterback Elijah Sindelar and star receiver Rondale Moore, the Boilermakers didn't cross midfield until their sixth possession midway through the second. Penn State jumped out fast, sco ring on its first four drives, none lasting longer than 3:41.KJ Hamler beat single coverage for a 23-yard touchdown catch to open the scoring and Clifford added a 3-yard touchdown run to cap Penn State's second possession. The Nittany Lions turned a three-and-out by Purdue into an easy score immediately after when Jahan Dotson caught a pass over the middle and raced 72 yards, getting a good block from Hamler on the way to the end zone. Penn State finished another quick drive with a 7-yard pass fr om Clifford to tight end Pat Freiermuth early in the second quarter. Noah Cain finished with 105 yards on 12 carries and added a 2-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth. Yetur Gross-Matos and Shaka Toney combined for five sacks for Penn State. Clifford co mpleted 20 of his 29 passes. - Penn State/AP College Football
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SEPT 30/WEEK 5 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sean Clifford, Penn State, So., QB, Cincinnati, Ohio/Saint Xavier,...Threw for 398 yards and three touchdowns and added 54 yards and a touchdown on the ground in Penn State's victory at Maryland...N otched the third-most passing yards in a contest in school history and most since 2014...Completed 26 of a career-high 31 passing attempts...Claims his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Miles Sanders (Sept. 24, 2018). - Big Ten Football
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Sean Clifford threw for 398 yards and three touchdowns, ran for a score and carried No. 12 Penn State to yet another lopsided victory over Maryland, a 59-0 blowout Friday night that typified the one-sided nature of this regional series. Penn State scored on its first four possessions, led 38-0 at halftime and finished with 619 yards in its Big Ten opener. After Jan Johnson got things started by ending Maryland's first possession with an interception, Clifford cruised into the end zone from the 8 and the rout was on. After halftime, most of fans remaining from a rare sellout crowd of 53,228 at Maryland were the several thousand cheering for the Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0).Because the Terrapins (2-2, 0-1) won their first two games at home by a combin ed 122 points and Penn State was coming off a tight 17-10 win over Pittsburgh, the Nittany Lions were favored by only a touchdown. But past performances held true. Penn State leads the series 40-2-1, winning the previous three by scores of 38-14, 66-3, 3 8-3 before adding this romp to the list. Clifford threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to KJ Hamler for a 14-0 lead, connected with Nick Bowerson on a 15-yarder to make it 28-0 and hit Journey Brown for 37 yards for a 35-point cushion. After making his 14-for- 30 performance against Pittsburgh a distant memory, Clifford remained on the sideline with 5:45 left in the third quarter and Penn State up 45-0. - Penn State/AP College Football
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Sean Clifford turned in an all-around performance in another lopsided win for Penn State. Clifford threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 51 to lead the No. 15 Nittany Lions back from a halftime deficit to beat Buffalo 45-13 on Satu rday night. "Sean's able to make plays with his mind, he's able to make plays with his arm and tonight he made plays with his feet as well," coach James Franklin said.Clifford, the Lions' first-year starter, opened the scoring with a 28-yard pass to Jahan Dotson on Penn State's second drive. He tossed a pair of TDs to tight end Pat Freiermuth in the third quarter after cornerback John Reid's 37-yard interception return put Penn State up for good. Noah Cain added a 2-yard TD run to give Penn State 's a 35-13 lead heading into the fourth. "We weren't executing in the first half," Clifford said. "I take the blame for that. We pulled together and talked through some things and got it going in the second." The Nittany Lions (2-0) trailed 10-7 at half after the Bulls (1-1) had dominated time of possession to that point. - AP College Football
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Sean Clifford's first game as Penn State's starting quarterback was a short one. A near flawless first-half performance backed by a dominant effort from the defense allowed Clifford to take the second half off as the 15th-ranked Nittany Lions hammered FC S foe Idaho 72-7. Clifford left the game early in the third after his 14-for-23, 280-yard, two-touchdown effort helped spot Penn State a comfortable lead in his first career start. He chipped in 57 rushing yards on seven carries and hooked up with receiv er KJ Hamler for scoring strikes of 36 and 21 yards. "I need to watch the tape to really give an evaluation," Clifford said, "But when you score 79 points, it's not a bad day at the office."Hamler, who beat the Idaho secondary clean for both of hi s touchdown receptions, said afterward he realized Clifford was nervous. "I just pulled him aside and just said, 'Calm down,'" Hamler said. "And he went on a little rampage after that." Journey Brown and Noah Cain both added a pair of touchdown runs whil e Ricky Slade, Devyn Ford and Nick Eury each ran for scores. Jake Pinegar kicked two field goals and Jordan Stout made another for Penn State (1-0). Will Levis threw a touchdown pass to tight end Brenton Strange in the fourth quarter. The Nittany Lions o vercame early sloppiness before coasting the rest of the way to their biggest point total since an 81-0 win against Cincinnati in 1991. - AP College Football
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Sean Clifford will start at quarterback for No. 15 Penn State in its season opener against Idaho. The Nittany Lions announced Clifford as the starter in a tweet on Friday. Clifford was expected to win the starting job after longtime backup Tommy Stevens transferred to Mississippi State following spring practice. Since Stevens' departure, Clifford had been battling freshman Will Levis for the spot.With Stevens injured early last season, Clifford earned playing time in three of the first four games , during which he completed 5 of 5 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore also played in the team's bowl game against Kentucky, and led the first-team offense throughout spring practice with Stevens again injured. Despite his limited play ing time, Clifford has already earned a place in the Penn State record books. His first career completion was a 34-yard touchdown strike, and he followed that a week later with the longest passing touchdown in school history, a 95-yarder against Kent Sta te. The Aug. 31 game against Idaho will be Clifford's first career start. - AP College Football
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