During the season, he showed glimpses of what he could do, but when Clemson really needed him to run the football in last week’s Fiesta Bowl win over Ohio State, Trevor Lawrence showed what kind of weapon he really can be.
With the Buckeyes’ keying on Travis Etienne, the sophomore quarterback was cut loose in the running game, especially in the first half. At first, it was just a run here or there to loosen up the Ohio State defense, then, with time winding down in the first half, co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott called a quarterback draw.
The Buckeyes were playing press-man coverage with a safety deep and had just one linebacker in the middle who came on a stunt, leaving the middle of the field wide open.