*Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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05/10/20 - QB *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson

If we needed any more examples about how shaky the prospects are for the 2020 college football season, they were delivered in the last couple of days. There was Mark Emmert, the grand exalted poobah of the NCAA, saying this on Friday - "All of the commissioners and every president that I've talked to is in clear agreement: If you don't have students on campus, you don't have student-athletes on campus." This, a day after Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said this - "I suspect there may be some institutions that are 100% online, and if they are and if that's also what the student-athletes are doing, I think that meets the criteria." Gentlemen, prepare for a wild ride this summer. We will have a college football season because we have no choice.

The college athletics financial model is so fragile that college football must be played in some shape or form so that enough money can be generated to fund the other sports. "Whatever form it takes," said Tony Barnhart, Mr. College Football, "it takes." Exactly. One of the biggest problems college sports has is the lack of one voice with ultimate authority. As a result, there is no clear definition of how we are going to attack what will be a strange season. "I've been saying for years there needs to be a commissioner of college football," said Fox Sports' Tim Brando. "You look at how the NFL is handling this and how college football is handling this and it's painfully obvious that there is leadership on one side and not the other." - Gainesville Sun

Jr/2021