Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence will miss the teams tilt next week against Notre Dame, head coach Dabo Swinney said on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson.
Clemson announced that Lawrence had tested positive for COVID-19 back on Thursday, which means that the top-prospect signal caller will isolate for a minimum of 10 days, per ACC medical advisory group protocols.
Lawrence has to pass a series of cardiac exams as part of return-to-play protocols, and doing so would prevent him from playing next Saturday.
“He’s doing great,” Swinney said of Lawrence. “[He] Zoomed the team last night, [and I] talked to him this morning, feels like he can play today. He’s doing well, but obviously there’s protocol. He will be out in time to play [against Notre Dame], but you have the cardiac part of it.
“You have to ramp back up, even if he feels great, he could probably go play, he’s not allowed to do that simply because of the protocols. They’re put in place to make sure he could return to play safely. You have 10 days, and then you have the cardiac part, so he won’t be able to get through that in time to play next week.”
“He’ll be in every meeting, we can Zoom him into practice, so he can stay engaged and make his comments and things like that to support those guys, and participate in traveling with us as well,” Swinney said. “Obviously can’t play, but he can still make a contribution with his presence, his encouragement and his eyes, but he can be in every meeting, he can be in every practice. … He’ll do everything he can via Zoom and as soon as they let him come back over here, he’ll start the cardiac piece. There’s just protocols for a reason; we want to make sure when you do come back you do it the safest possible way.”
