BC quarterback Phil Jurkovec and Trevor Lawrence teamed up for a high school all-star game in 2018.
Playing top-rated Clemson in Death Valley on Halloween got a lot less frightening. Tigers’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the morning line favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and has been separated from the team for a mandatory 10-day period. Lawrence will be in quarantine when Clemson (6-0,5-0) hosts Boston College (4-2,3-2) on Saturday (noon) at Memorial Stadium. Lawrence’s symptoms are reported to be mild, but he could miss the Tigers’ huge ACC showdown at No.4 Notre Dame on Nov.7. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney will likely start 6-foot-4 true freshman D.J. Uiagalelei against the Eagles. Uiagalelei was a five-star recruit from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif. Uiagalelei was recruited to replace Lawrence, who will likely be the first player taken in the 2021 NFL Draft next April. Uiagalelei has seen limited action with 12 completions for 102 yards. Swinney was concerned about Boston College before being blindsided by the coronavirus early in the practice cycle. Swinney supplied a laundry list of upgrades he’s seen from the BC offense this season under first-year head coach Jeff Hafley and offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti during a Zoom press briefing. “BC is going to be a tough team and this is a well-coached team,” said Swinney. “Jeff has done an awesome job coming and he’s put a good staff together and his guys are playing hard and they are playing confident and they could easily be 5-1 right now.
