Michael Wade Class: RS Junior Hometown: Greer, SC High School: Riverside Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: QB Experience: 2VL Major: Financial Management

Wade Fact: Has earned a letter as a defensive back and quarterback during the last two years.
Years Lettered: 2007,08
Depth Chart Position: Reserve quarterback

Overview: Had a strong spring practice at quarterback and is listed as third team entering the fall...will serve as the holder on all placekicks and also will see some time on some special teams, including the punt team...fine all-around athlete who threw the ball well during the spring...in the April 4 scrimmage, he completed 9-12 passes for 163 yards and two scores...completed 4-14 passes for 80 yards in the Spring Game, but that included a 38-yard touchdown pass to Michael Palmer...named the top performer in the weightroom among quarterbacks for the 2009 spring practice...outstanding student who has had many 4.0 GPA semesters...his father Mike was a member of Clemson's 1981 National Championship team...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2008-09 academic year.

2008: A big part of Clemson's success on special teams in 2008; he served as the holder on all placekicks...one of the reasons Mark Buchholz set the record for consecutive extra points made (88), including a perfect 40-40 in 2008; he held on all of those extra points...Buchholz was 15-21 on field goals...third-team quarterback through the year...appeared in just one game at quarterback; he played two snaps against Duke.

2007: Reserve safety and holder...held on placekicks all season and helped Mark Buchholz with many timely kicks, including the game-winner at South Carolina with no time left on the clock...played two games (Central Michigan, Duke) on defense.

2006: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Completed 113-222 passes for 1,376 yards and 13 touchdowns, and totaled 354 rushing yards with five touchdowns as a senior captain at Riverside High School...#15 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#13 prospect in South Carolina by The State, #14 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com, and #20 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#38 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com...South Carolina High School Sports Report All-Region and All-State selection during his senior season...passed for 1,338 yards and nine touchdowns with 623 rushing yards during his junior season...selected as team MVP as a junior...all-region and all-county selection as a junior...outstanding student who was a member of the National Honor Society...member of the state championship baseball team during his sophomore season...high school teammate of fellow Tiger Richard Jackson...his father Mike was a letterman on Clemson's 1981 National Championship football team and his mother Elizabeth played on Clemson's volleyball team...coached by Don Frost...chose Clemson over Duke and Maryland...born Nov. 24, 1987...majoring in financial management.