SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The DeShone Kizer admiration club includes the man who will be patrolling the visiting sideline this Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium.
Dave Clawson was in early on the recruitment of Kizer when the current Wake Forest coach was at his previous stop, Bowling Green. Kizer, from nearby Toledo, Ohio, had drawn plenty of attention as a freshman at Central Catholic High. And he had the family connection, too, as his father Derek played basketball for the Falcons.
“He was not one of the players who let the recruiting process go to his head, and even when he had bigger offers he came down for a game or two, and he couldn’t have been more level-headed and mature,” Clawson said.