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uofmman1122
- Clifton comes in and sparks a struggling offense that desperately needed it
- Clifton faces tougher defenses in the playoffs and shows that he still has deficiencies in order for our team to win a championship
- Coaches (allegedly) tell him after the season that they're going to bring in someone to compete with him because they feel they need an upgrade at QB, so he's going to have to win the job back next season
- Clifton (allegedly) feels insulted, and (allegedly) in conjunction with outside NIL actors telling him he can make a lot of money decides he can do better and enters the transfer portal
- Clifton seems to have interest from several FBS teams, but those dry up and he ends up going to Temple
- SOMETHING??? happens during spring ball that convinces him to leave Temple (lots of speculation here: losing the job, not getting cleared to play, etc.) so he enters transfer portal again halfway through spring ball
- Speculation abounds that he's returning to Missoula, pending a team vote
- Clifton posts weird **** on Twitter that makes it seem like he is coming back to UM
- For whatever reason, he ends up not coming back, and starts looking around again
- Goes to PVA&M and allegedly "commits"
- Finally commits to McNeese
Sounds like a cautionary tale of chasing NIL opportunities that didn't materialize and burning bridges, and ending up at a SLC basement dweller.
Loved his time here and wish him the best, though.
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