CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Not long after Kyle Parker was benched in a one-sided loss to South Carolina last month, the Clemson quarterback thought about ending his football career – on the spot.
The decision to forgo $800,000 and delay his baseball career for a year was looking like a bad move. The Tigers had failed to contend for the Atlantic Coast Conference title and the interceptions and losses were piling up as Parker played much of the season with a painful rib injury.
He said the thought of skipping Friday’s Meineke Bowl against South Florida (7-5) entered his mind, “but I really didn’t want to end it this way.”
Parker now has a final chance to erase memories of a mediocre year and avoid the first losing season at Clemson (6-6) in 11 years.
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