Trevor Lawrence is clearly washed-up

Lawrence hurt his shot at the Heisman Trophy in Thursday nights game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. At least, according to some of the national media

Trevor Lawrence hurt his shot at the Heisman Trophy in Thursday nights game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 

At least, according to some of the national media—including Shannon Sharpe.

Skip Bayless appears to still believe in Lawrence, "I was weirdly impressed by Trevor Lawrence," Bayless said. "You want to talk about special; you want to talk about the 2021 NFL Draft? Some team is going to be very luck to have the worst record and 1st pick."

However many in the media are not so confident.

My hot take: Trevor Lawrence so far has been a good but not great college QB. Had 1 amazing game last year (granted it was against Bama). That game was the 22nd best QBR game in '18. Last night... 64 QBR and a net 0 EPA on passes.

— Paul Sabin (@SabinAnalytics) August 30, 2019

For those in the media looking for a reason(s) why the Tigers' sophomore signal caller is still the top player in college football even after a performance that included two interceptions, let's have a refresher.

"Started the final 11 games in 2018 as a true freshman in helping Clemson become the first major college football team in the modern era to go 15-0 … helped the squad win each of its last 10 games by 20 points or more … became the first true freshman quarterback to lead his team to a national title since 1985 … was a consensus freshman All-America honoree who earned a bevy of nation-wide and conference-wide honors for both his athletic and academic success … entered 2019 having previously completed 259-397 passes for 3,280 yards with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions as well as 60 carries for 177 yards and a touchdown in 768 snaps in 15 games (11 starts) … selected as a Preseason All-American for 2019 by Phil Steele (first-team and Preseason Player of the Year) and Athlon (second-team)."

2018: Maxwell Award finalist … Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist … freshman All-America selection by the FWAA, ESPN, USA Today, The Athletic and 247Sports … Touchdown Club of Columbus Archie Griffin Award recipient (Most Valuable Player) and Freshman of the Year … Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year … ACC Rookie of the Year … ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year … second-team All-ACC … AP ACC Newcomer of the Year … All-ACC Academic and ACC Honor Roll selection … completed 259-397 passes for 3,280 yards with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions in 768 snaps in 15 games (11 starts), while also contributing 60 carries for 177 yards and a touchdown on the ground … set school freshman records in passing yards, passing touchdowns and wins as a starting quarterback … finished the season having thrown 169 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, breaking Cullen Harper’s single-season school record of 143 in 2007.

He completed 9-14 passes for 137 yards and three touchdowns in collegiate debut vs. Furman … went 5-9 passing for 93 yards including a 64-yard touchdown at Texas A&M … completed 12-19 passes for 194 yards with a touchdown vs. Georgia Southern … Threw for 176 yards on 13-18 passing with four touchdowns in earning ACC Rookie of the Week and team offensive player of the week honors at Georgia Tech … against the Yellow Jackets, became the first Clemson freshman to throw four touchdown passes since Watson on Sept. 27, 2014 (six vs. North Carolina).

Made first career start vs. Syracuse but exited early with an injury after completing 10-15 passes for 93 yards … playing on his 19th birthday, completed 20-25 passes for 175 yards with two touchdown passes and no interceptions at Wake Forest … threw for a then-career-high 308 yards on 26-39 passing with one touchdown vs. No. 16 NC State … earned team offensive player of the week and ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the performance against the Wolfpack, as his 308 passing yards were the most by a Clemson passer since Kelly Bryant’s 316-yard day at Louisville in 2016 … completed 20-37 passes for a then-career-high 314 yards and tied his career high with four passing touchdowns at Florida State, earning ACC Co-Rookie of the Week and breaking Deshaun Watson’s single-season school records for passing touchdowns and passing yards by a true freshman … completed 8-12 passes for 59 yards with two touchdowns vs. Louisville and helped direct an offense that broke a 115-year-old school record with 11.6 yards per play … posted then-career highs in completions (29) and pass attempts (40) for 295 yards with one touchdown and one interception at No. 17 Boston College, team co-offensive player of week honors from the team, ACC Rookie of the Week honors from the conference, and the Leather Helmet Award as the game’s most valuable player from the Boston College Gridiron Club … against Boston College, broke Deshaun Watson’s school record for total offense by a true freshman (1,666 in 2014) and also recorded his first career rushing touchdown on a six-yard scoring rush in the third quarter … completed 21-38 passes for 251 yards with two touchdowns vs. Duke, breaking Kyle Parker’s school record for passing touchdowns by a freshman (redshirt or otherwise) with his 21st passing touchdown of the season … earned school-record fifth ACC Rookie of the Week honor vs. South Carolina, completing 27-36 passes for a career-high 393 yards with one touchdown … his 393 yards against the Gamecocks were the most by a Tiger in the rivalry’s 116-game history.

Completed 12-24 passes for 118 yards with two touchdowns against Pitt, breaking Kyle Parker’s record (2,526 in 2009) for passing yards by a freshman (first-year or redshirt) during the contest … named Cotton Bowl Most Outstanding Offensive Player after completing 27-39 passes for 327 yards with three touchdowns vs. Notre Dame … also earned Offensive MVP honors in the National Championship Game against No. 1 Alabama after completing 20-32 passes for 347 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, becoming the first freshman starting quarterback to lead his team to a national title since Oklahoma’s Jamelle Holieway in 1985 … selected to Rivals’ All-Bowl Team for his performance in the College Football Playoff after becoming the first quarterback in 40 years to beat two Top-5 opponents by 25 or more points in a single season, according to ESPN, accomplishing the feat in the two Playoff contests.

I know, I know, but he threw TWO INTERCEPTIONS!

“The first pick, they just fooled us and did a great job there,” head coach Dabo Swinney said. “The second one, he was trying to throw it away and just didn’t get all of it...That one pick he didn't force it, we just didn't get good post snap confirmation...I got I got to see it you know before I can really tell you what happened because we all got fooled.

"Give them give them a attaboy they made a great play"

Okay, I understand the interceptions. But what about the fact he threw for only 168 yards and only 1 touchdown?

It was by design.

"Again it was a game where we just we just weren't gonna throw the ball," Swinney said. "We didn't have any opportunities. They they were just kind of sitting on things playing coverage, a lot of trap corners a lot of two safety and that was not what we thought they would do. So again, I think just will Clemson be patient running the ball? Can they run the ball? They outflanked us a few times. We're gonna run the ball between the tackles and and you know once we got it rolling it was it was a really good day."

So know that we have a better understanding of what happened, why it happened and what the reasons were behind some of the decisions, let's all take a deep breathe. 

Trevor Lawrence is not washed up, a has-been or suffering a sophomore slump—he did what the coaching staff asked him to do and the Tigers are 1-0 after scoring a measly 52 points in the opening game of the season.