Clemson fans got what they wanted early in the second quarter when freshman sensation Trevor Lawrence came in for starter Kelly Bryant.
The freshman from Cartersville, Ga., found Tee Higgins and Cornell Powell for long passes and then hit Diondre Overton for a six-yard touchdown pass as the second-ranked Tigers lead Furman 27-0 at halftime.
On Lawrence’s first possession, the Tigers’ fourth overall, he completed a third-down pass to Amari Rodgers. Later, when feeling a blitz up the middle, he found Tee Higgins along the sideline, which the wide receiver turned into a long gain.
Higgins’ catch-and-run set up Greg Huegel’s 49-yard field goal which gave Clemson a 13-0 lead with 9:19 to play in the half.