CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson coaches saw in practice every day what the world expected to see every game: Freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence slinging the ball into tight windows, his highly skilled receivers making one catch after another, forming the high-powered passing game they all sought after more than a year of searching.
Co-offensive coordinators Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott huddled with quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter and they all agreed: In practice, anyway, the Tigers were throwing and catching as well as they had in, oh, maybe three seasons.
In the actual games, though, all that pitching and catching showed tantalizing, but erratic flashes, allowing Travis Etienne and the running backs to take a starring role.