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Clemson freshman QB has championship look in rout of Notre Dame

ARLINGTON, Texas - Donning a black suit and stylish black dress shoes without socks, Trevor Lawrence arrived to the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic looking the part of championship-caliber quarterback.

By the second quarter of the biggest game of his life, Clemson's true freshman phenom looked that part on the field, too.

Behind Lawrence's passing precision -- and a key injury to Notre Dame's top defender -- the Tigers rolled to a 30-3 victory to advance to the national championship for the third time in four years.

While setting up, potentially, a fourth consecutive playoff clash with No.