Swinney on how QB2 battle went in first scrimmage

Will Taylor continues to impress in fall camp.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney recently compared the freshman quarterback to college football legend Doug Flutie, and Swinney had more good things to say about Taylor following the Tigers’ first fall scrimmage on Saturday.

“I’ll tell you, Will’s electric, man,” Swinney said. “He covers up problems, he fixes mistakes just because he’s so dynamic and so athletic. So, you just can’t help but notice him when he’s on the field. He creates a different dimension.”

As for Taylor’s fellow true freshman quarterback, Billy Wiles, Swinney said he was “solid” in the scrimmage.

“I think he was 3-for-6 or 2-for-5, something like that. Didn’t get a ton of…