A since-deleted message board post from the popular independent Clemson site Tigernet.com made the rounds Sunday evening courtesy of the satirical social media account "Message Board Geniuses," claiming star Clemson QB Cade Klubnik had been involved in a car accident near campus and could not move his arm or shoulder.

The post was bogus, Cade's mother Kim Klubnik told CBS Sports when reached via text message.

"Thankfully, it is fake news," she said. "Cade is fine!"

A preseason All-American , Klubnik will be one of the main characters of the 2025 college football season -- the star quarterback for college football's No. 4 overall team, which opens the season Saturday in a titanic home battle vs. LSU . But that celebrity does not make it OK for his health to be made into a jok

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