In many ways, this outcome was preordained. Those who witnessed Trevor Lawrence throwing a football at some point over the last five years knew this day would come.
They saw Lawrence break Deshaun Watson's statepassing records in his four years at Cartersville High School—a storied high school career in the state of Georgia that takes on new meaning now that he has followed Watson's footsteps at Clemson. They watched him win 41 consecutive games and two state championship, all while blossoming into the No. 1 recruit in America.
And come Monday night, they will see if the 19-year-old is able to do what only three quarterbacks have done in the past four years: conquer mighty Alabama.