CLEMSON'S QUARTERBACK PROBLEMS NAMED KLUBNIK AND THE SAVIOR CALLED VIZZINA

Thu, Sep 25, 2025
by SetTheNarrative.cappertek.com

Clemson is staring down a hard truth: the quarterback they’ve been clinging to isn’t the one who can carry them forward. Cade Klubnik has had his shot — multiple seasons, multiple coordinators, multiple chances to prove he can be the guy. Instead of progress, the tape shows regression. The hesitation, the shaky pocket presence, the lack of confidence in big moments — it all adds up to a quarterback who simply isn’t capable of leading Clemson where they expect to go.

Enter Christopher Vizzina. Still raw, still learning, but already twice the quarterback Klubnik is. Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Smarter in the way he processes Garrett Riley’s simplified RPO scheme. Where Klubnik hesitates, Vizzina pulls the trigger. Where Klubnik drifts, Vizzina steps forward. Where Klubnik looks rattled, Vizzina looks ready. And he’s just getting started.

For Clemson, this isn’t just about swapping one quarterback for another. It’s about finally admitting that a ceiling has been hit. Klubnik has shown who he is, and the results speak louder than the recruiting stars that once propped him up. Vizzina, meanwhile, represents possibility — not perfection, but potential. And in college football, potential is currency.

Clemson doesn’t need another Trevor Lawrence right now. They don’t even need a Deshaun Watson. They need stability, rhythm, and a quarterback who can let the rest of the roster do its job. Vizzina is already that, and the upside is far greater. The Tigers can either keep watching Klubnik spin his wheels or give the keys to the quarterback who, even as a freshman, has already proven he’s twice as good — and nowhere near his prime.