It took until the ACC Championship Game, but Notre Dame and Clemson finally will see how Ian Book and Trevor Lawrence match up. Book is a winner, and he deserves to prove it on a stage that can guarantee the Irish a spot in the College Football Playoff. As we’ve seen, he’ll carry his team himself if he has to either on the ground or in the air. Not every quarterback is as versatile as him, and if he’s going to make it to the next level, a performance that proves it and also leads to win will go a long way in making that happen.
On the flip side, the Tigers have the most prolific college football player in Lawrence. His numbers are a bit misleading because of the time he lost to his COVID-19 diagnosis, so don’t be fooled by the fact that they’re only slightly better than Book’s. If anyone can rise to the occasion when the stakes are raised, it’s him. There’s no bigger X factor in the country, and you better believe he’s not going to hold anything back.