Sean Clifford
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Goes out with rosy performance
Clifford completed 16 of 21 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns during Monday's 35-21 win versus Utah in the Rose Bowl. He also had eight rushes for negative one yard.
ANALYSIS
Clifford led Penn State to its third Rose Bowl win in program history, logging a season-high 13.3 yards per attempt on the biggest stage of college football. The sixth-year senior got off to a rough start with a run for a three-yard loss followed by a sack on the opening series of the game. But, he quickly bounced back two drives later, taking Penn State down the field with five completions on six passes for 57 yards to set up a five-yard rushing touchdown by freshman running back Nicholas Singleton. Clifford then went 4-for-5 passing for 68 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Tinsley on a 70-yard scoring drive on the subsequent possession. The signal-caller capped off this performance with a season-long 88-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter, putting Penn State up 28-14. This set Clifford's next career-high for passing touchdowns in a season (24), and he finished his four-year starting career with 84 passing touchdowns to 31 interceptions as well as 15 rushing touchdowns across his 47 games in a white and blue uniform. With Clifford's time in Happy Valley now at an end, budding freshman Drew Allar is in line to ascend into the team's starting quarterback role in 2023.
Clifford led Penn State to its third Rose Bowl win in program history, logging a season-high 13.3 yards per attempt on the biggest stage of college football. The sixth-year senior got off to a rough start with a run for a three-yard loss followed by a sack on the opening series of the game. But, he quickly bounced back two drives later, taking Penn State down the field with five completions on six passes for 57 yards to set up a five-yard rushing touchdown by freshman running back Nicholas Singleton. Clifford then went 4-for-5 passing for 68 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Tinsley on a 70-yard scoring drive on the subsequent possession. The signal-caller capped off this performance with a season-long 88-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter, putting Penn State up 28-14. This set Clifford's next career-high for passing touchdowns in a season (24), and he finished his four-year starting career with 84 passing touchdowns to 31 interceptions as well as 15 rushing touchdowns across his 47 games in a white and blue uniform. With Clifford's time in Happy Valley now at an end, budding freshman Drew Allar is in line to ascend into the team's starting quarterback role in 2023.
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Clifford chose to come back for his sixth and final year with Penn State and will look to improve upon his uneven 2021 campaign. The starting signal-caller passed for a career-high 3,107 yards and 21 touchdowns while completing 61 percent of his passes, but he struggled with injuries down the stretch of last season as he operated behind a mediocre, at best, offensive line. The 24-year-old saw his yards per attempt (7.3) fall for the third straight season and has merely been a serviceable starter over the past three seasons for the Nittany Lions. Clifford will retain a solid overall corps of receivers after losing highly talented wideout Jahan Dotson, but better blocking up front will be a necessity for Clifford, who may be playing on a short leash with highly touted freshman quarterback Drew Allar waiting in the wings.
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Closes out regular season with win
Clifford completed 19 of 24 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns during Saturday's 35-16 victory against Michigan State. He also had seven rushes for zero yards.
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Carries out easy win
Clifford was 17-for-26 passing for 157 yards and one touchdown during Penn State's 55-10 victory versus Rutgers on Nov. 19. He also had seven rushes for 35 yards with one touchdown.
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Decent performance in blowout win
Clifford was 15-for-23 passing for 229 yards and one interception during Saturday's 45-14 win against Indiana.
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Remains starter Saturday
Clifford will start at quarterback in Saturday's game versus Indiana, Richard Scarcella of the Reading Eagle reports.
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Comes up short against rival
Clifford was 32-for-47 passing for 371 yards and a 3:3 TD:INT ratio during Saturday's 44-31 loss against Ohio State.
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