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"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard telling that kid to sit out."
Gil Brandt NFL.com senior analyst
Clowney was voted the AT&T National Player of the Year by fans over Johnny Manziel, Manti Te'o and Marquiz Lee.
wistv.com
Q: Who is the only player in the SEC that had more sacks than Clowney last season?
A: Georgia's Jarvis Jones has 14.5. Clowney had 13.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW Clowney faces tough choice pre-Draft
ESPN.com
February is a time in the football calendar where prospects are watched closely, as the NFL Scouting Combine takes place later in the month, and the draft is about two months away. However, the prospect being discussed the most isn't even eligible for this year's draft. His name is Jadeveon Clowney and he's a currently a sophomore at the University of South Carolina.
Every football fan has seen his monster hit and fumble recovery in the team's bowl game on YouTube, and he's considered a can't-miss prospect by talent evaluators. Clowney's talent should lead to a stellar career in the NFL, but the problem has been whether this career should be allowed to start earlier than usual.
The NFL has a rule that players are only eligible for the draft if they are three years removed from high school.
Because Clowney is only a sophomore, he will be forced to either play at South Carolina next season or sit out and wait for the 2014 NFL Draft. This decision by Clowney is the one that's been discussed over the past couple weeks because of its implications. Should Clowney risk injury playing for South Carolina next season when he's almost guaranteed to be the number one pick in the 2014 Draft? Would sitting out
next season hurt his draft stock and his teammates' perception of him?
Although Clowney has already stated on Twitter that he intends to play next season, this decision has to be weighing on him. He's already watched one of his teammates, running back Marcus Lattimore, suffer two horrific knee injuries over the past two seasons, which made his draft stock plummet. Does Clowney want to see his draft stock face the same potential fate?
If I were Jadeveon Clowney, I would play next season. It's not like Clowney is an unstoppable force that has no weaknesses in his game. He can always improve as a football player. Sitting out next season would not only hurt his draft stock, it would turn South Carolina's locker room into a toxic environment. Even if Clowney were to get injured next season, I don't think it would hurt his draft stock as much
as sitting out an entire season to avoid getting injured. Football is a violent game and injuries happen, but let Clowney enjoy the final year of his college experience without the pressures of going to the NFL and making as much money as he can.
I know that by the end of the 2013 college football season, we will be talking about how great of a season Clowney had, and he's still going to be the number one pick in the draft.
— Edited by Morgan Said
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Thursday
Women's Basketball
Texas
7 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Men's Basketball
Oklahoma State
8 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
Softball
Texas A&M
Corpus Christi
3 p.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Friday
Softball
Texas A&M
Corpus Christi
11 a.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Sootball
Auburn
1 p.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Saturday
Baseball
Northwestern
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Track
Big 12 Indoor
Championships
All day
Ames, Iowa
Baseball
Northwestern
10 a.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Southern University
11 a.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Sunday
Tennis
Tennis
Kentucky
Noon
Lawrence
Softball
New Mexico
9 a.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Men's Basketball
TCU
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Northwestern
11 a.m.
Lawrence
Women's Basketball
luck
Big 12 Indoor
Championships
All day
Ames, Iowa
Women's Basketball
Texas Tech
Noon
Lawrence
Men's golf
University of Wyoming
Desert Classic
All day
Palm Desert, Calif.
Monday
Tennis
Drake University
Noon
Lawrence
Men's Basketball
lowa State
8 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Men's golf
University of Wyoming
Desert Classic
all day
Palm Desert, Calif.
Women's Golf
Sir Pizza Challenges
All Day
Weston, Fla.
Floa.
CRIME
Tuesday
Pistorius' bail hearing begins
Baseball
Missouri State
3 p.m.
Lawrence
PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius portrayed himself as a lover caught in tragedy, wielding a pistol and frightened as he stood only on his stumps, then killed his girlfriend after
mistaking her for an intruder on Valentine's Day.
Prosecutors, however, said the double-amputee Olympian committed premitted murder, planning the slaying, then firing at Reea Steenkamp as she covered his locked
bathroom door with no hope of escape.
Weeping uncontrollably, Pistorius listened as his words were read out in court by his attorney during the opening of a two-day bail hearing, his first public account of the events
surrounding the shooting death of Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and reality TV star who had spoken out against violence against women.
"I fail to understand how I could be charged with murder, let alone premeditated murder,
as I had no intention to kill my girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp," Pistorius said in the sworn affidavit. "I deny the aforesaid allegation in the strongest terms."
Pistorius broke down in sobs repeatedly as his account
was read, prompting Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair to call a recess at one point.
Nair adjourned the case until Wednesday without ruling on whether Pistorius would be granted bail. However, he said the gravity of the charge —
which carries a mandatory life sentence — meant the athlete's lawyers must offer "exceptional" reasons for bail to be granted, making his release unlikely.
Associated Press
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