Added Hurricanes coach Al Golden, "I didn't recruit Clive Walford, but Clive Walford, you can make the case he improved every year during his career. [He] accepted coaching, addressed his flaws, eliminated defects…his long speed, his stamina, his endurance is better than it's ever been. He didn't have that last year and you guys know before that, he didn't have the size or strength or the inline blocking. Now, the overall conceptual awareness and intellect, his football intellect is awesome right now."