South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney came to SC as the #1 rated recruit in the nation. His college football career has not disappointed. Today, he began his 2013 Heisman campaign, and case to be the 2014 #1 NFL Draft pick. Everyone knows his name now, as Twitter exploded with GIFs, screen grabs and videos of his game-changing hit on Michigan Wolverines running back Vincent Smith.
The play shifted the momentum for South Carolina with just over eight minutes left in the game and being down 22-21 at the time. Then the Gamecocks backup QB threw a TD pass with just 11 seconds left to give Carolina the win over Michigan.
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