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.