McFadden to Clemson
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Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman offensive tackle Jordan McFadden announced Saturday night he has flipped his commitment to Clemson.
McFadden (6-4, 290) committed to Virginia Tech during the summer before the Tigers – his longtime dream offer – came calling with an offer before the season.
"Growing up as a kid, watching them play, all I ever wanted to do was play for Clemson," McFadden told TigerIllustrated.com on Saturday.
"I was just thinking about, what a huge opportunity this was. It was too good to pass up."
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He initially picked the Hokies over Mississippi State, Indiana and Duke.
McFadden becomes Clemson’s first offensive line pledge this class; the Tigers have been hoping to secure two tackles at a minimum.
Although he won’t enroll until the summer, he intends to sign Dec. 20 during the early signing period.
McFadden went to the Dabo Swinney Camp in 2015 and attended numerous Clemson functions thereafter. An offer didn’t come, though, prompting the Virginia Tech commitment.
Following Clemson’s offer, he went to a pair of Clemson games in September as well as the Tigers’ victory at Virginia Tech.
McFadden used his Hokies official visit five weeks ago before returning to Clemson as one of the priority official visitors for the regular season home finale against The Citadel.
The Tigers have a strong track record at Dorman, having signed lineman Brandon Thomas in 2009 and receivers Adam Humphries and Charone Peake in 2011.
McFadden gives Clemson a dozen commitments and their first this cycle since June.
He was the starting left tackle for Dorman, which lost 28-27 to Dutch Fork in last week's 5A state championship.
McFadden was selected to play in next week's Shrine Bowl but cannot because of a knee injury suffered in the title game..
Clemson now has 12 verbal commitments in its 2018 recruiting class. The Tigers rank sixth nationally in star rating average or average star rating per prospect.
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