Lawrence was the number one rated quarterback out of the state of Georgia. I am sure he is gifted, but then again all high-school 5-star players are:
Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant, demoted from the starting job earlier this week, missed practice Tuesday for undisclosed reasons.
A team spokesman confirmed that Bryant was not at Tuesday’s workout. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said he had given Bryant the day off Monday to process the decision to have true freshman Trevor Lawrence start Saturday against Syracuse …
Clemson coaches this week stressed that the quarterback competition is ongoing but that Lawrence’s performance last week at Georgia Tech separated him.
“We’ve played four games now and it’s a difficult thing, man, it’s a tough day, but it’s just where we are,” Swinney said earlier Tuesday. “I’ve told y’all that many times that if we saw a change, if there was a change, we’d probably all know it, and that’s what happened Saturday. And Kelly didn’t do anything wrong. He played well. But Trevor, after four games, productivity and just the sheer data, he deserves to run out there first this game.”
Swinney continued: “But that doesn’t mean Kelly doesn’t deserve to play. We trust Kelly, we believe in Kelly. Kelly’s a great football player. … He’ll continue to help us win.”
Clemson is 4-0 against Furman, Texas A&M, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech. – no ranked opponents. Lawrence has 600 passing yards, nine touchdowns, two interceptions and a 65 percent completion percentage. Bryant has 461 passing yards, two touchdowns, one interceptions and a 66.7 percent completion percentage. He also has 130 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
This was enough data to bench Bryant? Really? All Kelly Bryant has done at Clemson is win. Clemson would likely have gone back to the Final Four this year with him at the helm. If it ain’t broke why fix it? In the name of Danny Ford has Dabo lost his ^%*&^ mind?
