Tajh Boyd Commits To Clemson, For Now

There's been a general outcry for the ACC to recruit more quarterbacks able to succeed on the NFL level. Otherwise, the argument goes, no other quarterbacks will want to go there, let alone top-notch wide-outs, running backs or other players via the whole trickle-down thing.

And in truth, despite the success of Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub and Philip Rivers, it has been pretty slim pickings. Maybe, until now.

Highly-touted quarterback prospect Tajh Boyd has committed to Clemson (although we've heard that one before from Boyd, who's been initially linked to both West Virginia and Tennessee). This raises a few eyebrows considering they have a new and not particularly "sexy" coach in Dabo Swinney and they were up against the likes of Oregon and Ohio State, which have repeatedly shown that their offenses are most kind to the sort of athletic marignal NFL prospect Boyd happens to be.

Boyd is the second blue-chipper on Clemson's depth chart with a worrisome injury history, as Willy Korn, once considered the obvious replacement to Cullen Harper, is coming off a surgery of his own. But for now, grabbing the MVP from the Army All-American Bowl has to be considered a coup for Swinney.