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Korn Fact: Had a 179.1 pass efficiency rating in his two games in 2007.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: Second-team quarterback
Overview: Red-shirt freshman quarterback who was the backup in first three games of 2007 as a first-year freshman...suffered a shoulder injury against Furman and did not play the rest of the season; he received a medical hardship, as he played just two games...was healthy in the spring and completed 14-25 passes in the Spring Game...listed as second-team quarterback behind Cullen Harper entering 2008...ESPN top-150 player in high school who played in the U.S. Army All-American game...threw 125 touchdown passes in his career at James F. Byrnes High School...came to Clemson in January of 2007...has been on the academic honor roll in each of his first three semesters...named the top performer in the weight room among quarterbacks for the 2008 spring practice.
2007: Played 22 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe and had 69 yards of total offense in his first career performance; he also completed 6-8 passes for 49 yards and added eight carries for 20 yards, including a touchdown run...Subway Sub-of-the-Game against Louisiana-Monroe by the Clemson radio network...completed 2-3 passes for 51 yards and a touchdown against Furman; he threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to La'Donte Harris in the fourth quarter for his first career touchdown pass...completed 8-11 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown...had a pass efficiency figure of 179.1...averaged 9.1 yards per pass attempt...played 32 snaps...enrolled at Clemson for the 2007 spring...was 13-25 for 135 yards and a score in the 2007 Spring Game...was 29-55 for 293 yards in the three spring scrimmages...named to the academic honor roll for the 2007 spring semester.
Before Clemson: Rated as the #5 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#25 prospect in the nation by Tom Lemming...#7 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep...top-100 player by PrepStar...#8 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com...#98 player in the nation by Rivals.com...Parade and SuperPrep All-American as a senior at James F. Byrnes High School...member of the ESPN Top 150 by ESPN.com...Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina as a junior and senior...Shrine Bowl selection...U.S. Army All-American and participated in the Army All-American game...#3 prospect in the state by CUTigers.com...#5 quarterback in the country by PrepStar...#5 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#2 prospect in the state by TigerIllustrated.com...South Carolina Coaches Association Offensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior...All-Southern Player-of-the-Year as a senior...set many state records as a junior, including touchdown passes (53), completions (281), and passing yards (4,164)...threw for over 3,000 yards as a junior and senior...in his best passing game, he was 22-24 for 435 yards and six touchdowns...in his best rushing game against Greenwood High School, he rushed for 195 yards on 15 carries and had the longest rushing touchdown of his career (84 yards); he also set the record for rushing scores in a game (4)...team captain as a junior and senior...led his team to a 39-3 record and two state titles (2004,05)...was 795-1181 with 10,716 yards and 125 touchdown passes in his career...his 125 career touchdown passes were eighth-most in high school history, including first among quarterbacks who started three years...played with fellow Tigers Chad Diehl, Xavier Dye, and Stanley Hunter at James F. Byrnes High...recruited by David Blackwell...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech and South Carolina...born Jan. 21, 1989...majoring in communication studies.
