True freshman quarterback Cade Klubnik will get the start against the Tennessee Vols in the Orange Bowl on December 30 in Miami.

Klubnik is the Tigers' starting quarterback after taking over for DJ Uiagalelei in the ACC Championship game earlier this month.

Uiagalelei hit the NCAA transfer portal after Clemson's win against the North Carolina Tar Heels, leaving the Tigers a bit thin at quarterback.

With Uiagalelei gone (he's transferring to Oregon State), it leaves former five-star recruit Hunter Johnson as Clemson's backup quarterback.

Johnson is a player that was highly touted during the recruiting process, but he hasn't found much success during his collegiate career.

The Indiana native originally signed with Clemson during the 2017 recruiting cycle before transferring to Northwestern and then returning to Clemson as a grad transfer.

Johnson has 1,100 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and nine interceptions in his career.

It's safe to say that he didn't live up to the five-star hype. With the NFL not being a legitimate option, Johnson will look to get into coaching after his final collegiate game.

And that final collegiate game, against the Vols in the Orange Bowl, will be a full-circle moment for Johnson.

Johnson is a former Tennessee commit. He actually committed to Butch Jones and the Vols in August 2015.

The former five-star recruit was committed to the Vols for nearly four months before visiting Clemson and decommitting from Tennessee.

One of the reasons that Johnson originally committed to the Vols was because of his affinity for legendary Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning.

Johnson grew up in Indiana, so he saw plenty of Manning and the Indianapolis Colts as a kid.

From The Greenville News:

Johnson grew up admiring and emulating Peyton Manning, the NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who starred collegiately at Tennessee.

“I was always a big fan of his game,” Johnson said.

Johnson even attended the Manning Passing Academy camps in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on multiple occasions.

Unless things go south for the Tigers, we likely won't see Johnson playing in the Orange Bowl. But if Klubnik goes down, it'll be the former Tennessee commit that will take over at quarterback.

Imagine what a story that would be. Though considering the Vols' historic struggles against backup quarterbacks, I'm sure Tennessee fans are already nauseous at the idea of Johnson leading Clemson's offense.

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