Dave Clawson, a former Vols assistant, throws hilarious jab at Notre Dame
Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, a former Tennessee Vols offensive coordinator, might have dropped the best quote of the year on Tuesday. Clawson and Wake Forest played at Notre Dame this past weekend. The Fighting Irish are quarterbacked by Sam Hartman, who played at Wake for five seasons before transferring to Notre Dame this […]
Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, a former Tennessee Vols offensive coordinator, might have dropped the best quote of the year on Tuesday.
Clawson and Wake Forest played at Notre Dame this past weekend. The Fighting Irish are quarterbacked by Sam Hartman, who played at Wake for five seasons before transferring to Notre Dame this past offseason in a move that likely included some hefty NIL cash.
On Saturday, after Notre Dame's win against Wake Forest, the stadium played "I will Always Love you" as Hartman left the field for the final time in South Bend.
"You only dated him for a couple of months, it can't be love," said Clawson while reflecting on the moment this week. "We're the ones that love him — we had five years with him. You rented him for a season. They rented him and bough him for a year and now they love him."
Ouch. Clawson, who went on to say that he didn't blame Hartman for the decision (again, likely because of the financial aspect), certainly makes a good point.
Where does a player who transfers after several years with a program call home?
It's a question that Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner actually posed this week.
"I'm sitting there looking at them and with certain guys, this is their third school. Personally, I just couldn't imagine doing that," said Garner on Tuesday. "Where are you going to call home? What is going to be your school? It's difficult, but I know it's different and we all have to adapt."
It's a question we're going to see far more often as frequent transfers become the norm in college football.
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