Being a true freshman on a winning team is never easy. Many freshmen have the luxury of using their newcomer title as an excuse when they mess up.
Graduating high school early in December and arriving to App State, a team that had been coming off of a Camellia Bowl win not even a month earlier, true freshman cornerback Clifton Duck took notice very early that being a freshman will not give him any excuses.
Making his first start as a true freshman on a veteran defense against Tennessee in week one and hauling in his first career interception against Old Dominion last week, Duck has wasted little time making his presence known to fans and the team.