Brice to Enter Transfer Portal

The Clemson quarterback room got a little lighter Thursday, as backup quarterback Chase Brice took to Twitter to announce his intentions to transfer.

The Clemson quarterback room got a little lighter Thursday, as backup quarterback Chase Brice took to Twitter to announce his intentions to transfer.

Reach heights, never reach limits.
God Bless, 7 pic.twitter.com/flhOkHS6y9

— Chase Brice (@chasebrice7) January 16, 2020

Brice has been rumored for the last month to be headed back to his home state of Georgia to become a Bulldog,

Entered 2019 bowl season having completed 82-of-136 career passes for 1,023 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions over 383 career snaps in 24 games … also entered the bowl season with 30 career carries for 187 yards with a rushing touchdown … was an unsung hero of Clemson’s 2018 national championship campaign, entering in relief in a 27-23 come-from-behind victory against Syracuse to preserve what would become Clemson’s perfect 15-0 campaign.

2019: Entered bowl season having completed 50-of-85 passes for 581 yards with four touchdowns and while also having rushed 14 times for 94 yards with a touchdown in 209 snaps over 12 games … completed 5-of-7 passes for 53 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgia Tech … went 1-of-3 passing and added a 16-yard rush at Syracuse … completed 5-of-7 passes for 85 yards with a 37-yard touchdown pass vs. Charlotte … completed 5-of-9 passes for 35 yards and rushed twice for 10 yards vs. Florida State … completed 2-of-3 passes for 20 yards at Louisville … threw for 97 yards and a touchdown on 8-of-16 passing vs. Boston College … completed 7-of-11 passes for 65 yards and added an 18-yard rush vs. Wofford … completed 5-of-9 passes for 27 yards and rushed twice for 17 yards at NC State … completed 5-of-8 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown vs. Wake Forest … completed 2-of-5 passes for 21 yards at South Carolina … completed 5-of-7 passes for 106 yards and rushed twice for eight yards including his first career rushing touchdown vs. No. 22 Virginia in the ACC Championship Game.

2018: Completed 32-51 passes with five touchdowns and three interceptions in 174 snaps across 12 games, also adding 93 yards on 16 carries … completed 3-4 passes for 13 yards and rushed twice for six yards in career debut vs. Furman … was 2-2 for 24 yards against Georgia Southern … entered in relief of an injured Trevor Lawrence against Syracuse and completed 7-13 passes for 83 yards while helping engineer a 13-play, 94-yard game-winning drive to overcome a double-digit fourth quarter deficit in the win … earned team co-offensive player of the week honors for his performance … was a perfect 4-4 for 50 yards and the first touchdown pass of his career at Wake Forest … completed 6-9 passes for 72 yards vs. No. 16 NC State … went 4-7 for 90 yards with one touchdown and one interception at Florida State … completed 6-7 passes and posted career highs in passing yards (110) and passing touchdowns (three) vs. Louisville … rushed three times for 23 yards against Duke … recorded a career-long 28-yard rush in ACC Championship Game against Pitt … gained 31 yards on two carries vs. No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl … entered the game for one carry against No. 1 Alabama in the National Championship Game … earned an ACC Honor Roll selection.

2017: Redshirted.

Before Clemson: Led Grayson High School to state championship in 2016 and a 40-7 record as the starting quarterback over the last four years … national top-200 prospect by Rivals, regardless of position, he is rated No. 184 overall … No. 16 in the state of Georgia and No. 10 at his position by Rivals … No. 11 player in the nation at his position by 247 Sports … No. 15 prospect at his position by ESPN … led Grayson to 14-1 record and the AAAAAAA state title as a senior … team was ranked 10th in the final USA Today Top 25 … just the second state title in school history … had incredible senior year passing the ball, with 33 touchdown passes and only three interceptions … completed 173 of 269 passes for 2,830 yards … completion percentage was .643 and his passing efficiency was 190.9 … completed 18-27 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns in that state title game … as a junior, led Grayson to the semifinals of the state playoffs and a 13-1 record … threw for 2,703 yards and 29 touchdowns against just nine interceptions … led team to 10-2 record as a sophomore, he completed 139-229 for 1,941 yards and 20 touchdowns … started six games as a freshman as well … for career, was 524-848 for 7,977 yards and 89 touchdowns against only 25 interceptions … had 62 touchdowns versus 11 interceptions over last two years … all-state, all-county and all-metro selection … wore #2 at Grayson, where he played for Jeff Herron … recruited by Brandon Streeter.