Tajh Boyd will be back at Clemson
Tajh Boyd is coming back for a fifth and final season at Clemson. The reigning ACC Player of the Year announced he will not enter the NFL draft and plans to play out his senior season with the Tigers.
“I’ve enjoyed my time here at Clemson,” said Boyd. “I’ve been a part of a great family and learned so much as a person and as a player. I’m not ready to give it up yet, so I’m here to announce that I’ll be returning for my senior season here at Clemson University”
Boyd said Dabo Swinney responded with some text message from his iPhone featuring fancy animated dancing graphics. Dabo is apparently very tech savvy. And he’s also giddy to have the reigning ACC Player of the Year back.
He made the best decision for himself and for Clemson,” said Swinney. “This is great for our program because I think he is the best quarterback in the country. He is not only the leader of the offense, he is the leader of this team. It is the best decision for him because he will benefit from another year of experience as the quarterback at this level. It will definitely make him more prepared for the National Football League.”
Boyd made the announcement a news conference in the West End Zone at Death Valley Wednesday afternoon. You can click on the lick below to listen to a portion of that new conference.
AUDIO: Tajh Boyd returns [6:00]
Here is the long list of accolades Boyd picked up during the season. Also included (via Clemson SID) is where Boyd ranked statically compared to the other top quarterbacks in the country.
Tajh Boyd Honors and Awards in 2012
- •First-team AFCA All-American QB
- •Third-Team All-American by Lindy’s
- •Honorable Mention All-American by Sporting News
- •ACC Player of the Year by ACC Sports media
- •ACC Player of the Year by ACC Coaches
- •Most Valuable Player of Chick-fil-A Bowl win over LSU
- •First-team All-ACC by ACC Sports Media
- •First-team All-ACC by CBS
- •First-team All-ACC by ACC Coaches
- •First-team All-ACC by College Football News
- •First-team All-ACC by ESPN
- •Ranked as #1 player in ACC by College Football News
- •Finalist for Manning Award (1 of 10)
- •Semifinalist for Walter Camp National Player of the Year (1 of 15)
- •Semifinalist for Johnny Unitas Award (1 of 15)
- •Semifinalist for Davey O’Brien Award (1 of 15)
- •Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week vs. NC State
- •Manning Award National Player of the Week vs. NC State
- •Leather Helmet Award as MVP of Clemson vs. Boston College game
- •ACC Offensive Back of the Week vs. Wake Forest, Duke and NC State
- Boyd Records/Accomplishments in Range for 2013
- Category Boyd Has Record is
- Career Top 25 wins as QB 6 7 by Charlie Whitehurst, 2002-05
- Career Wins by CU QB 21 32 by Rodney Williams, 1985-88
- Career 10-Win Seasons by QB 2 2 by Rodney Williams, 1985-88
- Clemson Total Offense 8818 9763, Charlie Whitehurst, 2002-05
- Clemson Passing Yards 8053 9665, Charlie Whitehurst, 2002-05
- ACC for TD Responsibility 89 112 by Phillip Rivers, NC State
- ACC for TD Passes 73 95 by Phillip Rivers, NC State
- ACC Player of the Year 1 5 players have won twice, last
- Charlie Ward of Florida State 92-93
Pass Efficiency
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 165.58
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 155.32
Colin Klein, Kansas State 149.36
Completion Percentage
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 68.0
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 67.2
Colin Klein, Kansas State 64.8
Touchdown Passes
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 36
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 26
Colin Klein, Kansas State 16
Pass Yards/Game
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 299.7
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 285.1
Colin Klein, Kansas State 203.5
Yards/Pass Attempt
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 9.12
Colin Klein, Kansas State 8.70
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 8.54
Touchdown Responsibility
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 47
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 46
Colin Klein, Kansas State 39
Total Offense/Game
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 393.5
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 339.2
Colin Klein, Kansas State 274.7
Its good he’s coming back.Clowney will need a light snack to hold him over untill the Gamecocks bowl game.I heard the ncaa was going to fine the taters after the USC spanking because taj changed jersey numbers during the game.He started out wearing number 10 but spent most of the game with number 7 on his back.