Jimmy Clausen- A Change in Opinion

-Alright when I saw this picture during the fall, I thought to myself... This guy is the biggest jackass that has come out of football in a long time. He just breathes tool to me, fully spiked hair, comes in a stretch hummer and is sporting all of his football rings. Also talks during his commitment speech about winning four national titles in four years, gimme break. I say I like ND Football but I am not a huge fan like others I know. To me by first glance, he was going to be the J.J. Redick of College Football.

Now fast forward a couple months

My mind is totally different on him and excited to see how he does. Reason being is thanks to ESPN the Magazine which I was just paging through when I stopped to read an article on a guy from ESPN who got invited to the Brewers spring training camp then came the Clausen article which I decided to read as well. My mind was blown with how hard he works on becoming the best athlete he possibly can. His trainer says he works harder than most elite NFL Prospects he has trained, which to me at age 18 is mind blowing. He also made sure to take extra classes his junior year plus summer school so he could be at Norte Dame for Spring Practice. He also after choosing Norte Dame has studied the audibles of Brady Quinn. All this kid cares about is ND Football, he eats, sleeps, and breathes it. He has the right supporting cast to make him good enough to start as true freshman but Demertius Jones is very good as well. Another thing that showed his dedication is that he was at his first team workout at 5:45 instead of 6 AM this guy wants to be the starter no matter what.

Good Luck Jimmy