Clemson Tigers College Football Pregame Quote, 12/26/2018

What did you see in Trevor [Lawrence]? There’s still friendships and relationships. How was that transition for you guys? At the time, the transition wasn’t that hard. Trevor got reps the first four or five weeks in practice. It wasn’t really that hard for everyone. It’s a game of football. Everyone rallied around Trevor and just helped him to be who he is.

What difference have you seen in him since he (Trevor Lawrence) became the number one guy with his job? Just confidence and trying to be more of a vocal leader now.

As far as making plays, we’ve seen what he (Trevor Lawrence) can do, right? Coach wants him to run more. What do you think about that? I feel he should do what’s best for the team. When you see him take off, he’s gone. So he’ll do what’s best for him and the team. He’s going to have to run to perform.

The suspensions that are going on, is that something that can bring the team a little closer together? Yes, I feel like it’s going to bring everyone together. Everyone’s going to want to play for those guys, just rally around them.

Does it make it a little easier knowing they’re here and they can practice and still be part of the team? I guess so. I guess it does. But I mean, like, whether they were here or not, we’re still going to have it in mind that they’re part of the team.

You read that article about Trevor ran 20.6 miles an hour in the championship game. Who’s the fastest guy on the team? That’s a hard one. Everyone says Mark Fields. But since I’ve been here, I’ve never seen Mark Fields run or anything on a timed race or anything. But everyone says it’s him. He’s been here a little while.

For you, growing up in Louisiana, what does it mean to be here in Dallas, just a few hours from home, five or six hours, but being this close and having all these friends and family here? It’s a great experience. Happy that my family can be here for this moment in my life. They don’t have to travel across the country to come here. It’s relatively close.

What did you think of AT&T Stadium when you walked in there? The stadium is ‚Äì I mean, it’s unbelievable. Just the Jumbotron, it’s crazy how big it is. I was there on Monday just looking up at the Jumbotron all day. It’s just crazy. It’s a humbling experience to be in that stadium.