A horde of cameras alerted Trevor Lawrence of his assigned seat. A nameplate for Clemson’s star quarterback is only a formality at this point.
Less than a week before another national championship bout with Alabama, the Tigers asked media members to arrive at their indoor facility around 9:30 Wednesday morning. By 10, Clemson said, players would begin trickling out for interviews.
Lawrence’s entrance came around 9:58 – a fitting symbol of his career. At 19 years old, Lawrence is early to college football’s biggest stage.
The Tigers and Crimson Tide will play for it all Monday in Santa Clara, California.