Soooo Rahshaun Smith...?

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Mar 26, 2015, 8:18 AM

#1. The Clemson-Mom factor
From his October visit, “I’m just bringing my mom down,” Smith said. "She’s been really excited about Clemson,” Smith said. “This is her first recruiting trip. I’m just excited to get there, so she can see what Clemson has to offer, to see if she sees the same things that Clemson showed me.”

From March 1st- “Going back to the second time I took my Mom and it’s hard to compete when the president of that school (James Clements) comes out and talks to you and your Mom. What a coincidence he’s from the same city I’m from in Baltimore, Maryland. We lived 5-10 minutes away from each other. That’s definitely a good thing.”

After visiting Clemson's Jr Day- ...made a visit with his mom the last weekend in January, and Clemson knocked it out of the park.

“By far, without a doubt it’s Clemson that’s been recruiting me the hardest and was my best visit,” Smith said. “Since the day I had the scholarship, they have recruited me the hardest. Coach [Dabo] Swinney and I have a real strong relationship. When I took my mom down for a visit, my second time going, I got to meet the university president and he is from my hometown. We built a strong relationship, my mom loves him, he loves my family and I’ve not heard anybody say that they have had a meeting with the president of a school and I’m around a lot of top prospects. That was big." http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/80316/rahshaun-smith-raves-about-clemson

#2. Brent and Staff

“Coach Venables and I have one of the strongest relationships in my recruiting,” Smith said

"When I first came down there and I first met him, I was like, ‘My name is Rahshaun Smith.’ He was like, ‘We’ve been trying to get in contact with you for the longest time.’ I was down there for two days. From that point on, we built a relationship that was strong. Right then and there, we built that bond right then and there, that quick connection."

On Venables earlier this month- "Smith said he has a great relationship with Tigers defensive defensive coordinator Brent Venables and head coach Dabo Swinney, along with the rest of the staff."

#3 Great visits!

On his visit- "I loved it," he said. "It definitely was an eye opening visit. It changed my mind about Clemson and got me thinking about them. Their coaching staff is great. They work well with the players. It's not only about football, it's a family based program."

From 1/29/15- 'I love Clemson," Smith said. "They sit well with me right now. I have a great impression of them. When I went down there it was everything I thought it would be." Smith visited last season for the Syracuse game."

#4. Friends in the program

Article 3/1/15- "Having Chase committed already could give the Tigers an edge with Smith. Smith took a visit to Clemson for Elite Junior Day in January along with Chase and another IMG teammate, 5-star CB Saivion Smith.

Saivion ultimately committed to LSU but said, “I love Clemson with all my heart,” when he made his announcement. Perhaps the Tigers could still find a way to land the whole trio."

From 10/26/14 On his October visit via Twitter- "I want to thank the Clemson family and my big bro @stephoneanthony for the weekend I had, a weekend to remember."

"Rahshaun Smith, a 4-star linebacker/defensive end and teammate of Clemson-commit Tavares Chase, is looking like a serious Clemson-lean at the moment."

#5 Really likes Clemson

From ESPN on 3/1/15- Of those schools, he spent a lot of time raving about his experience at Clemson.

"I've been to Clemson three times," he said. "The camp, it blew my mind -- the facilities. If you've never been to Clemson and you hear Clemson, you think Clemson, they're good at football. That's what I thought. When I went to campus, it blew my mind away, everything about it. It was definitely a great feeling."

#6. Clemson had a jump start in the process and never looked back

“Since the day I had the scholarship, they have recruited me the hardest."

"The Tigers are the big favorite to land Smith per 247Sports Crystal Ball, which measures the predictions of national recruiting analysts from coast-to-coast.

We offered him prior to other schools such as Bama, Miami, and LSU.

From 3/6/15- "The 'Noles have some ground to make up as he told Rivals a few months ago that Oklahoma, Clemson, Florida, Maryland and Tennessee stand out. We are told that FSU is now one of the teams in that mix as well."

And for what it's worth 24/7.com's crystal ball prediction has changed from

Clemson 59% Oklahoma 18% FSU 18% to

Clemson 74% Oklahoma 11% FSU 11%.

#7. He likes our defensive scheme

"Many schools are recruiting him to be a defensive end but Venables is recruiting him to be an inside linebacker in the mold of Stephone Anthony."

"He’s definitely a great coach,” Smith said. “We went over some defenses out there on the field. I got the vibe from him when he was on the field coaching.”

From March 9th- "There are a few schools that have shown Smith that he could have a great opportunity there, including Clemson, LSU, and Arizona State."

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