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Take Two: Can Clemson land Quavaris Crouch and Clay Webb?

CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position | Team

CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position

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Take Two returns with a daily offering tackling a handful of issues in the college football landscape. Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Adam Gorney lays out the situation and then receives takes from Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell and a local expert from the Rivals.com network of team sites.

THE STORYLINE

Clemson had a boatload of top-end visitors on campus this past weekend as the Tigers dismantled NC State, 41-7, and two names in particular are of serious interest as the early signing period creeps closer.

The former No. 1 prospect in the class who now sits at ninth overall, Quavaris Crouch, was at Clemson as the Tigers have made him a top priority in the class. Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and others are involved but it seems like Clemson continues to hold a firm grip on his recruitment.

The other five-star that drew a lot of attention this past weekend at Clemson was No. 1 center Clay Webb from Oxford, Ala., who plays his recruitment close to the vest and does not seek out the limelight even on his visits. Georgia is a serious player in his recruitment along with Alabama - and the Crimson Tide don’t lose out on many in-state prospects when they’re a top priority.

Clemson can recruit with the best in the country. After weekend visits there, can the Tigers sway Crouch and Webb - two five-star studs - to join this recruiting class?

FIRST TAKE: PAUL STRELOW, TIGERILLUSTRATED.COM

“Patience has been a key component in pursuing both Crouch and Webb, and that has manifested in some momentum with both five-stars. With Crouch, the combination of profile and proximity always promised to keep Clemson’s seat at the table. But it’s been as much the other suitors falling off via their performances that has bolstered the Tigers’ standing before even reaching official visits.

“I wouldn’t necessarily cast Clemson’s stock as rising with Webb; it’s more that folks haven’t recognized that the Tigers have been in legit contention. But Georgia’s tug is particularly strong in this recruitment, and you never necessarily dismiss Alabama for an in-state blue-chipper it covets either. Only two months remain before his decision, and yet it feels like there’s a long way to go for the winning party.”

SECOND TAKE: MIKE FARRELL, RIVALS.COM

“Clemson is one of those schools that will have a chance with anyone they’re involved with so it wouldn’t shock me if they got Webb and Crouch. Crouch was always interested in Clemson. It was always going to be Clemson or Alabama from what I heard early on."

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