Video: Clemson QB Cade Klubnik Announces Return for 2025 Season After CFP Appearance

After leading Clemson to an appearance in the College Football Playoff this season, junior quarterback Cade Klubnik isn't ready to end his college career.

Klubnik announced on Monday that he will be returning for his senior season with a video posted to social media:

ESPN's Pete Thamel noted that Klubnik is "part of a strong nucleus... that should have Clemson projected as a Top 5 team in 2025."

Klubnik took over as the Tigers' full-time starter toward the end of the 2022 season when he replaced DJ Uiagalelei in the Orange Bowl and hasn't looked back. He turned a corner this season, throwing for 3,639 yards, 36 touchdowns and six interceptions while adding 463 rushing yards and seven more scores.

Clemson finished the year with a 10-4 record after losing to Texas in the CFP first round. Klubnik, who was playing in his hometown of Austin, completed 26 of his 43 passes for 336 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in the 38-24 loss.

"I'm hurting a lot," Klubnik said after the game. "It was fun to come home, but it was not a vacation. It was time to come win a football game, and we didn't do that."

Despite the loss, Klubnik received praise from Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney for his maturation into a dependable starter.

"That young man has grown into an amazing leader," Swinney said of Klubnik. "You're never out of a game with him."

Clemson will continue building around Klubnik as it tries to return to national championship contention in 2025.