| Willy Korn |
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Before Clemson: Rated as the #5 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com...#25 prospect in the nation according to Tom Lemming...#7 quarterback in the nation according to SuperPrep...top-100 player by PrepStar...four-star prospect and #8 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com...member of the Rivals 100; #98 player in the nation by Rivals.com...Parade and SuperPrep All-American as a senior at James F. Byrnes High School...member of the ESPN Top 150 by ESPN.com...national top-100 player by many services...Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in South Carolina as a junior and senior...selected for the Shrine Bowl...U.S. Army All-American and participated in the Army All-American game...#3 player in the state by CUTigers.com...#5 quarterback in the country by PrepStar...#5 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#2 player in the state by TigerIllustrated.com...South Carolina Coaches Association Offensive Player-of-the-Year during his senior season...All-Southern Player-of-the-Year as a senior...set many state records as a junior, including touchdown passes (53), completions (281), and passing yards (4,164)...threw for over 3,000 yards as a junior and senior...in his best passing game, he was 22-24 for 435 yards and six touchdowns...in his best rushing game against Greenwood High, he rushed for 195 yards on 15 carries and had the longest rushing touchdown of his career (84 yards); he also set the record for rushing scores in a game (4)...team captain as a junior and senior...led his team to a 39-3 record and two state titles (2004,05)...was 795-1181 with 10,716 yards, 25 interceptions, and 125 touchdown passes in his career...his 125 career touchdown passes were eighth-most in high school history, including first among quarterbacks who started three years...graduated from high school in December of 2006 and enrolled in classes at Clemson for the 2007 spring...was 13-25 for 135 yards and a score in the spring game...was 29-55 for 293 yards in the three spring scrimmages...listed second team entering the fall...named to the academic honor roll for the spring, 2007 semester...played with fellow Clemson signees Chad Diehl, Xavier Dye, and Stanley Hunter at James F. Byrnes High School...recruited by Inside Linebackers Coach David Blackwell...chose Clemson over Georgia Tech and South Carolina...born Jan. 21, 1989.
