2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Played in all 13 games, making one start...Posted 13 receptions for 130 yards, with a long catch of 33 yards.
West Virginia (9/2): Made two grabs for 25 yards, including a long reception of 17 yards. Delaware (9/9): Posted two catches in his first career start. at Illinois (9/16): Hauled in a career-long 33-yard reception towards the end of the first half, setting up a field goal. Iowa (9/23): Caught two passes for 17 yards. at Northwestern (9/30): Made a 6-yard catch. at Ohio State (10/21): Hauled in a 7-yard reception. Rutgers (11/18): Made a 15-yard reception. vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Made three grabs for 25 yards with a long catch of 13 yards.
2022 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in 12 games...Made eight grabs for 89 yards, including a long catch of 20 yards.
Ohio (9/10): Recorded his first career reception, a 12-yarder in the fourth quarter. Central Michigan (9/24): Made two grabs for 19 yards, including a 20-yard reception from Drew Allar in the fourth quarter. at Indiana (11/5): Set career highs in receptions (3) and yards (31). Maryland (11/12): Hauled in a 17-yard catch. at Rutgers (11/19): Made a 10-yard reception.
2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at St. Xavier High School for head coach Steve Specht...Served as a team captain in 2020...Named the 2020 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division I State Offensive Player of the Year...Named Greater Catholic League South Player of the Year in 2020 after leading the league in all receiving stats...Earned second-team All-State honors in 2019...Was the Greater Catholic League South Co-Receiver of the Year in 2019...Selected first-team All-Greater Catholic League South in 2019 and 2020...Named Southwest District first team in 2019...Broke multiple receiving records at St. Xavier, including career receptions (166), career receiving yards (2,538), career receiving touchdowns (30), season receiving touchdowns (13, 2019), season receiving yards (1,180, 2019) and most receiving yards in a game (300)...Led St. Xavier to a 10-2 record, a GCL South title, Region 1 title and Division 1 State Championship in 2020...Recorded 72 receptions for 1,090 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns...Helped the Bombers to a 9-3 record in 2019...Tallied 77 receptions, 1,180 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns...Added 55 rushing yards and a touchdown...As a sophomore in 2018, recorded 17 receptions for 268 yards and five touchdowns...Added 86 rushing yards and a touchdown...Rated as the No. 83 receiver and No. 20 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 53 receiver, No. 75 prospect in the region and No. 21 prospect in Ohio by ESPN...Tabbed as the No. 34 prospect in the state by Rivals...Also played basketball at St. Xavier.
PERSONAL
Full name is Liam Burke Clifford...Son of John Clifford and Kelly Burke...Brother, Sean, was a four-year starting quarterback for the Nittany Lions (2019-22) and a 2023 fifth-round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers...Cousin, Joseph, is currently attending Penn State...Cousin, Ann, attended Penn State and graduated in 2019...Father, John, played football and baseball at the University of Dubuque...Hobbies include golf, chess and video games...Volunteers with the Big Brothers program, Food Pantry and Habitat for Humanity...Majoring in advertising and public relations...Wants to pursue a career in the NFL and as an entrepreneur.
