When No. 1 Clemson heads to No. 4 Notre Dame this weekend the Tigers will already be playing short handed as star quarterback Trevor Lawrence is out while getting back from COVID-19 while linebacker James Skalski also remains out.
Now you can add two more defensive players to that list for Clemson as defensive tackle Tyler Davis and linebacker Mike Jones both won’t travel to South Bend according to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney on Wednesday.
DT Tyler Davis and LB Mike Jones will not travel to Notre Dame, per Swinney tonight. That's big.
— Anna Hickey (@AnnaH247) November 4, 2020
Davis is a regular starter at defensive tackle and was named to the ACC’s All Second-Team as a freshman in 2019. Jones is in his first year as a starter for Clemson.
As Brian Kelly stated Monday however, it’s not like the second and third string players on Clemson are lacking for talent. That’s the case when you’re looking at perhaps the deepest roster in terms of talent in all of college football.
As for Notre Dame their biggest injury concern as of Wednesday evening remains speedy wide receiver Braden Lenzy who has already been ruled out by Kelly.