Will Shipley, who led Weddington to its second straight North Carolina high school football state championship and a No. 91 ranking in the High School Football America 100, wants to be a Clemson Tiger. On Tuesday, Shipley, the No. 1 all-purpose back in the 247Sports.com composite rankings, announced on Twitter that he was giving his verbal commitment to the Tigers.
I AM ANNOUNCING MY COMMITMENT TO….. #TYG?? pic.twitter.com/8yNzXqxJxW
— Will Shipley (@willshipley2021) May 5, 2020
Also in the running for Shipley’s services were N.C. State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Stanford.
Shipley, who is listed as 5-foot-11, 198-pound, ran for 2,066 yards and 31 touchdowns as a junior.