Injured freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not return to today’s game against Syracuse, according to the sideline report of ESPN’s Holly Rowe. Clemson has turned the offense over to another freshman quarterback, Chase Brice.
Lawrence was knocked out of the game in the second quarter when he took a hit to the head on a running play down the sideline. After being evaluated in the sideline medical tent by Clemson trainers, Lawrence had his helmet taken away and was later escorted to the locker room shortly before halftime.
Trevor Lawrence takes hard hit and is knocked out of game by Syracuse https://t.co/TWxHK0iCgP
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) September 29, 2018
Replay of the hit on Trevor Lawrence https://t.co/CA59IjC64k
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) September 29, 2018
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was unsure of the status of his recently-named starting quarterback as he went to the locker room at halftime. Shortly after that decision was made, Kelly Bryant announced his decision to transfer from Clemson after being the starter for the Tigers last season and starting the 2018 season as the starter fighting for the job.