Preseason No. 4 Clemson is considered a national championship contender, and Klubnik, heading into his senior year, is viewed as a Heisman Trophy favorite and first-round 2026 NFL Draft pick after racking up 45 touchdowns as a junior. And Boyd, one of Klubnik’s top mentors and confidantes, has had a front row seat for that growth.

Cade Klubnik is Clemson football's first player to be picked as the ACC's preseason player of the year since Trevor Lawrence in 2020.

With all the buzz around Cade Klubnik, T.J. Parker, Peter Woods and other returning Clemson starters, is one player being overlooked?

Clemson and South Carolina do not have to disclose salaries of their athletes that start this year with revenue sharing. Here's why.

Klubnik enters the 2025 season as one of the top quarterbacks in all of college football and a candidate for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Manning Award Watch List is also his latest preseason accolade after being named to the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O'Brien Award watch lists.

Both Clemson and South Carolina had several players named to the Associated Press preseason All-American teams when it was announced Monday.