Louisville football has its starting QB. How Pierce Clarkson, others stack up as backup

Pierce Clarkson came to Louisville football with star power.

Even before the California quarterback arrived on campus, he began “FlyVille” branding and was one of the biggest voices helping to keep most of the Cardinals’ 2023 recruiting class together. His time on the field last fall was limited to completing 1 of 2 passes for 7 yards in the 2023 home opener against Murray State before he redshirted.

Clarkson is competing with Brady Allen and Harrison Bailey to be Louisville’s backup quarterback behind Texas Tech transfer Tyler Shough. Shough is spending his seventh and final college football season as the Cardinals’ projected starting signal caller. All three returners were part of last season’s nine-player quarterback room. The unit is down to seven players, and Clarkson described the group as “a pretty loving quarterback room.”

“I really feel good about this quarterback room and what we could do during the season, what we will do during the season just because of how close we became already within these first three months, and how close we’ll become in the next six months or whenever our first game is in August,” Clarkson added.

Louisville’s Pierce Clarkson scrambles for yardage against Murray State. Clarkson, Brady Allen and Harrison Bailey are competing to back up starting quarterback Tyler Shough.

While Clarkson was on the sideline during the 2023 season, he said he gained weight. As a recruit, 247Sports listed him at 183 pounds. His updated bio on Louisville’s website has him at 195 pounds. He also learned the playbook and adjusted to college football.

“It was a lot to try to learn all that at first,” Clarkson said, “and then once I first got it down pat, it just felt like everything started running smoothly. Coming into the spring, really for me, I feel more comfortable with everything. Even…

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Author : The Courier Journal

Publish date : 2024-03-27 09:32:13

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