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5-star QB says Clemson visit was ‘totally different’

On Monday, The Clemson Insider spoke with a big-time quarterback prospect, who made his way to campus for his first-ever visit to Clemson this past weekend. Willis (Texas) five-star DJ Lagway was on a tour of the Southeast this past week, which …

On Monday, The Clemson Insider spoke with a big-time quarterback prospect, who made his way to campus for his first-ever visit to Clemson this past weekend.

Willis (Texas) five-star DJ Lagway was on a tour of the Southeast this past week, which included stops at Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and most notably Clemson, which came on Friday, April 8.

“It was amazing, I had a great time,” Lagway said. “I met a lot of great people and I had a good time at Coach Swinney’s house, which was pretty fun. It was a cool experience. I had a lot of fun. It was actually one of my favorite visits I’ve went to, honestly.

“You can tell that I went down to Clemson that the family atmosphere was totally different. I can’t even explain it. It was different from all the other schools.”

Now that Lagway can reflect on the visit, what would he say stood out the most about his team at Clemson?

“I would say the people in the building, honestly,” he said. “The people that I talk to, it’s just something different about the people in the building than other facilities and people in their facilities. I can’t really explain. It’s just something different about it and I liked it a lot. The people in (Clemson’s) facilities are top-tier.”

He felt like he was at home.

Lagway can honestly say that was his first time being able to step in the actual home of a Division I head coach. It was also his first time meeting with his lead recruiter — offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter — in person.

“They were just saying that they liked my film and that I’m definitely one of their top players on their board and that they can’t wait to recruit me and keep recruiting me,” Lagway said.

He also had a chance to speak with Clemson starting quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei.

“I just asked him questions about how the program is and how was it making the big move from California to South Carolina,” Lagway said. “I was just asking him questions like that and how is he picking up on the offense and stuff like that.”

Right now, Lagway is just enjoying the recruiting process for what it is until he can find a school that really feels like home.

“It really doesn’t matter where I go,” he said. “It could be out-of-state, it could be in Alaska for all I care. As long as I feel like I’m at home and feel like that’s the place that I’m comfortable at.”

After making his initial visit to campus, Lagway is already chomping at the bit to make his next trip. Between now and the summer, he’ll likely throw passes for Clemson’s coaches multiple times.

Streeter will be making his way down to Willis High School sometime this spring and watch him throw. Lagway’s going to return to Clemson this summer and participate in the Dabo Swinney Camp and then he’ll come back to a game in the fall.

With that being said, what would mean for Lagway to earn an offer from the Tigers?

“That would mean a lot to me,” Lagway said. “That would be a blessing and I really do like Clemson, honestly. I’ve grown up liking the team. I’ve always been a Deshaun Watson fan, so I see what he did in that program and I feel like I can do the same.”

— Photo for this article courtesy of DJ Lagway

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A star studded recruiting weekend has recruits buzzing in favor of the Sooners once again

A major recruiting weekend took place in Norman, Oklahoma headlined by at least five five-star talents from the 2024 class.

March has been an excellent month for the Oklahoma Sooners. They’re making the most of their opportunity to showcase the program to the nation’s best recruits. Players, family members, and coaches are getting an idea of what the Oklahoma Sooners will look and feel like under [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag].

Nearly every weekend this month has been seen elite talent from the 2023 and 2024 classes descend upon Norman to take in everything that the University of Oklahoma has to offer.

This latest iteration may be the best version of it so far as the Sooners had a ridiculous collection of talent across the several recruiting classes including the 2025 cycle. All three classes got to visit while the Sooners put on their first padded practices.

As it stands right now, no new commitments manifested from this weekend’s activities. However, visits from 2023 guys like Derrick LeBlanc and Cayden Green showed that the Sooners are  in the race for their commitments. Both have now unofficially visited Oklahoma multiple times.

Below, we’ve listed the 2023 names that were in Norman this weekend:

Names like Caleb Otlewski, Devin Strange, and Jacobe Fowler won’t be too familiar to those who follow Sooners recruiting as none have offers from the Sooners. However, it’s smart for Oklahoma  to keep casting a wide net.

Kayden McDonald has a close relationship with 2023 commit Jackson Arnold and that could help the Sooners in their pursuit of the talented defensive lineman from Georgia.

On the 2024 side, the Sooners are becoming more and more active as they continue to lay their foundation with the rising juniors of high school football. Here are the names of some of the 2024 prospects in attendance this weekend:

The 2024 class was absolutely the standout group of the weekend if nothing else for the volume and the quality of players that were in attendance.

D.J. Lagway is one of the best quarterbacks in the state of Texas regardless of grade and getting him on campus is a big accomplishment. He already has offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Florida.

Brown-Shuler, Simmons, Cunningham and Umeozulu represent some insane five-star talent on the defensive line in attendance. All three will be household names by the time their recruiting processes come to an end.

Johnson-Rubell is another five star defensive talent with 21 offers already from some of the elite programs in the country. He plays at IMG Academy which has an incredible amount of talent, and features David Stone, a former Oklahoma prep star who transferred to IMG and a player the Sooners are also heavily recruiting.

All in all, the Sooners are trying to make connections with some of class’s most elite defensive talent in 2024 and this weekend was a perfect time to showcase that.

Lastly, there were a few 2025 prospects in attendance of note:

Knighten and Larry are in-state products and players the Sooners should have in-roads to as they are the in-state favorites. However, both running backs are young and have a significant amount of time before their recruitments gain any heavy movement. But in the case of Oklahoma, it’s never too early to get involved,  especially if Knighten and Larry become national names.

The foundation they build now will go a long way over the next few years.

Now that the weekend has come to an end, the next few days will allow recruits the opportunity to sit and think about the time they spent while in Norman. Some of the early returns and reactions have been overwhelmingly positive and we’ve chronicled those right here.

Expect for the Sooners to keep this level of momentum on the recruiting trail as they push through the spring on their way to their first spring game under Brent Venables. Oklahoma will be welcoming a number of prospects on campus for the April 23 spring game in Norman.

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Clemson showing interest in new QB target

After speaking with a Lone Star State standout, The Clemson Insider has identified a new quarterback target for Clemson in the 2024 recruiting class. Clemson offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter first got in touch with DJ …

After speaking with a Lone Star State standout, The Clemson Insider has identified a new quarterback target for Clemson in the 2024 recruiting class.

Clemson offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter first got in touch with DJ Lagway a couple of weeks ago. The big-time quarterback prospect out of Willis (Texas) was given Streeter’s number by his head coach and promptly made a phone call.

He was at school, so his conversation with Streeter was pretty brief. They just talked about his game, his film and when he can get up there for camp.

“He just talked about how he loved watching my film and how I’m just able to both run and pass,” Lagway said. “He also wants me to come up to camp this summer. It’s a blessing, honestly. It shows that my work is paying off. I can’t wait to get up there to camp and show what I can do.”

Lagway would describe himself as a true dual-threat quarterback. He can do just as much with his legs, as he can do with his arm

“If you need me to be a Lamar Jackson one night, I can do that,” he said. “If you need me to be a Tom Brady the other, I can do that. It’s just whatever the night needs. I can do it all, basically, to help my team win games.”

One quarterback that Lagway looks up to and tries to emulate his game after is Josh Allen.

“I like watching Josh Allen,” Lagway said. “I like the way he can fit the ball in tight windows and he has a very strong arm. He’s mobile too. I try to resemble my game after him.”

Lagway is a three-sport athlete. 

In addition to football, he’s a center on the court and on the diamond, he’s a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman. He feels that playing baseball helps him as a quarterback, especially making the different types of throws and just having different types of arm angles. Lagway feels that it gives him a big advantage in his game.

Lagway (6-3.5, 215) is ranked as a four-star by Rivals. Although he’s just a sophomore, he currently holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Buffalo, UConn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, LSU, North Carolina, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and West Virginia.

Since our conversation with him, Lagway has also added offers from Kansas State and Penn State.

“It’s just a blessing, honestly,” he said regarding his recruitment taking off. “It just shows that all my work is paying off. There’s a lot more to be done. I’m still not at my peak yet and I can still get better and grow as a player.”

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Quick Notre Dame football recruiting update after North Carolina win

The Irish were busy not only winning on the field but on the recruiting trail as well

The Irish are in the midst of building on the great class of 2022 and continuing to add on to the 2023 and beyond classes.

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Every weekend this fall there have been plenty of visitors but recently we have seen an uptick with recruiting action. Here are a few of the notable happenings regarding Notre Dame football from this past weekend.

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