ARLINGTON, Texas – The news that the NCAA upheld the suspension of Clemson defensive tackle and All-American Dexter Lawrence after a failed drug test has rocked the college football landscape.
The Tigers found out on Thursday of last week that Lawrence, Zack Giella and Braeden Galloway tested positive for a substance known as Ostarine during a mandatory NCAA drug test. The news could not have come at a worse time as the second-ranked Tigers gear up for the Cotton Bowl Classic with No. 3 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Saturday at 4 p.m. EST.
The timetable for a possible appeal is dubious and leaves Lawrence’s eligibility for a potential CFP National Championship Game, very much in the air.