One of Trevor Lawrence’s worst plays in No. 1 Clemson’s season-opening win over Georgia Tech on Thursday at Death Valley perhaps ended up being one of his best plays of the night.
With the Tigers leading 21-0 midway through the second quarter, a pass from Lawrence was intercepted by Yellow Jackets cornerback Tre Swilling at the Clemson 43-yard line. Swilling picked off the ball near the numbers and had a clear path to the end zone.
Lawrence easily could have stood there and watched Swilling run untouched into the end zone for a pick-six that would have cut Georgia Tech’s deficit to two scores and given the team some life.