Though it has been the most intense quarterback competition Dabo Swinney has had in his time as Clemson’s head coach, there is more to Kelly Bryant’s and Trevor Lawrence’s relationship than competition.
The two are also teammates.
That’s why the first guy off the sideline to congratulate Lawrence following the first touchdown pass of his career in Saturday’s 48-7 victory over Furman was Bryant.
It would have been easy for Bryant to stay on the sideline and do nothing. In fact, no one at Memorial Stadium would have thought anything of it.
They would have understood it considering the freshman has come in and received all the glory and talk about being the second-ranked Tigers’ next big thing.