Path to the College Football Playoff, Step 2
Reload on the offensive front
The Tigers have to keep the franchise superstar in one piece, and they have to pave the way for the other main man, too.
Everything will be fine on the offensive line in time, but four starters have to be replaced on the offensive front with just OT Jackson Carman returning.
The Clemson quarterbacks have been epic over the last several seasons, the receivers breathtaking, and the defenses have been loaded with all-timer college football talents. But the consistency of the offensive front five – even if it doesn’t always have the elite NFL star power of other top teams – that’s been the underappreciated rock that everything works around.
Mic'd Up feat. Coach Caldwell and the offensive line! 🎙
#ALLIN🐅🐾 pic.twitter.com/RZtNZ0r6YA— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) March 9, 2020
Every time the Tiger offensive line has been asked to hold its own in big games, it’s been able to do that.
The offseason will be about coming up with the right combination up front, and no one’s expecting anything epic right away, but as long as Trevor Lawrence isn’t getting beaten up, and if Travis Etienne is able to get a sliver of daylight to run through, the line will be doing its job.
It’ll have a few games to get everything together, but …