Trevor Lawrence will not be able to play Saturday’s game against Notre Dame, but Clemson’s quarterback will remain his team from the band line in South Bend, Indiana.
“He’s an incredibly competent guy and he’s been there, so he’ll bring a wonderful presence to DJ [Uiagalelei],” chief coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday, via David M. Hale of ESPN, spirit and big eyes, so it will be Coach Lawrence. “
Lawrence will have completed mandatory isolation 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19 before Saturday’s game, but has not yet passed tests to identify any symptoms of myocarditis. The school also has an era of two-day “re-acclimatization” before players can do so. get back into action.
Swinney had explained in the past that Lawrence remained active with the team even when he was isolated, through ESPN’s Andrea Adelson:
“He will be in each and every assembly, we can bring him closer to training, so that he can remain engaged and make his comments and things like that to those boys, and participate in traveling with us as well. He clearly cannot play, but he can still make his contribution through his presence, his breath and his eyes, but he can be in each and every assembly that can be in each and every practice. “
Lawrence will not be available for last week’s game against Boston College, leaving freshman Quarterback D. J. Uiagalelei to keep the undefeated season alive. Although the Tigers lost 28-10 in the first half, Uiagalelei helped lead a comeback by completing with 342 yards per air and two touchdowns, adding a score on the ground.
The young quarterback will have a tougher challenge on Saturday compared to number four Notre Dame, who has a fourth-place defensive in the country’s rankings with 10. 3 allowed problems consistent with the game.
Having Lawrence on the sidelines, with 36 career games and a national name on his resume, can add a special touch to the offense and keep the Tigers in the most sensible of the AP poll.
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