Heading into the 2019 season, all the talk was about Clemson’s offense and understandably so. The Tigers returned eight starters on offense, including dynamic quarterback Trevor Lawrence, dynamic running back Travis Etienne and two of the best wide receivers in the country in Tee Higgins and Justyn Ross.
With the loss of the greatest defensive front in the history of college football, plus the departure of five linebackers from last year’s roster, the defense was supposed to struggle early on. The offense was going to have to carry the defense until the young defensive players up front got more experience.