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ATLANTA — For four weeks now, No. 3 Clemson has had its quarterback plan in place, and for four weeks now, the Tigers' football team has stuck to it.
Senior Kelly Bryant has started the game, freshman Trevor Lawrence has come in in relief, both have played significant time and the Tigers have not changed their plan — making it clear they would evaluate the rotation on a week-by-week basis and make a shift if one was necessary.
On the heels of clobbering Georgia Tech 49-21 behind Lawrence's four touchdowns Saturday, many are wondering if that time for that potential change is now.
There are more questions than answers about that duo heading into Week 5, but here are several things we do know for sure after the Tigers' rout over the Yellow Jackets:
1. Dabo Swinney is not ready to announce a change
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knew the first question he was going to field on his Sunday evening teleconference was going to be about that quarterback rotation and if anything is changing. Wanting to get ahead of it, Swinney tackled the topic in his opening statement.
'I'm not going to address any of that (Sunday night). Our players are off (Sunday), and if anything changes, you guys will certainly know about it,' he said. 'But I'm not going to get into any rotation or depth-chart issues or that type of stuff.'
2. If Lawrence takes over, he seems ready
Lawrence had a lot of eyes on him this weekend, given that he was headed back to his old stomping grounds in Georgia and given that this was going to be his first taste of ACC play. The teenager made an emphatic statement with his performance that he is ready for the big stage, as shown by his ability to lead Clemson to five touchdowns in six drives played. College football's audience could not keep its eyes off of the freshman with the unassuming personality but lethal arm as he threw four touchdown passes. He continues to look more and more comfortable each week, as shown by a check he made at the line of scrimmage Saturday in a drive that ended up culminating with a Clemson touchdown.
'The Lawrence kid is a really good player. He made a couple of nice throws. He got some things going, opened it up,' said Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson. 'We let him get away ... he's a good player. He's very accurate and he's a good athlete.'
3. The end of the game could be telling
Late in the game Saturday, when Clemson wanted to make sure it put an exclamation point on the way that it finished with the Yellow Jackets, Swinney inserted his first-team offense back into the mix to close things out. Leading the charge for that first-team offense was Lawrence, not Bryant, which could be telling moving forward. The decision certainly provided a little insight as to what coaches were thinking in the moment.
“I thought he did a great job with his opportunities,” said co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott. “It’ll be fun to go watch it on video and grade it and really go from there.”
4. How Kelly Bryant responds this week will be crucial
Regardless of how this week plays out, there is more chatter now than there has been at any point this season about Kelly Bryant's job. The outside world saw what Lawrence did. It was hard to miss. How Bryant responds to this will be crucial — especially if he loses his starting job. Bryant is one of the best leaders Clemson has and the Tigers feed off of his energy. If he sets an example of acceptance and excitement about Lawrence taking on a bigger role, so will Clemson as a whole.
5. Justyn Ross continues to be the real deal
Justyn Ross, the freshman wide receiver, had a beautiful 53-yard touchdown catch from Lawrence that he caught in stride, making it look effortless. Clemson is still figuring out how exactly it wants to use Ross, but Swinney has an idea.
'I keep telling the guys we need to throw it to No. 8 a little more. He seems to score every time he touches,' Swinney said. 'It's unbelievable. I don't know how many catches he's got, but most of them have been touchdowns.'
6. The depth is real
Swinney has said for months this is the deepest team he has ever coached. Saturday, 72 Clemson players traveled to Georgia Tech and 72 played at Georgia Tech. Not a one didn't see the field.
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7. Kendall Joseph should be ready soon
Clemson considered bringing linebacker Kendall Joseph to Atlanta with the Tigers on Saturday to see how he performed in warmups but ultimately decided leaving him home to rest would be best. Swinney explained that Joseph was covering Clemson tight end Garrett Williams in practice earlier this week and was trying to break up the ball when he landed wrong and tweaked his groin. Rather than running the risk of making his injury worse if he was not ready Saturday, Clemson ultimately decided not to push anything there.
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