significant with a quick release QB like Book is the stat about hurries and pass misfires.
Clemson’s back up is excellent, and running against them is still going to be difficult. But losing a 340+ Lb, top10 draft pick means that Book will not face the same pressure coming from up the middle that collapses the pocket sooner, doesn’t let him find a receiver, and funnels him laterally into their other star DL’s coming from the edges.
Losing Lawrence means that Book will have the half second to a second longer to find the receiver and pick on Clemson’s back 7. If I were Quinn, I wouldn’t change my game plan at all.....this development just means that the passing game has a better chance to succeed.
PS - no cheaters should be allowed to play. I do think the finding of 3 positives from 3 players in different position groups for a banned steroid warrants more random screening of the entire team over the ne t few years as well as a careful eval by the NCAA of their strength and conditioning coaches. I would not trust any self evaluation by a program in this setting. I do feel sorry for their fans who will naturally grasp at the unlikely exculpatory explanations which in this case are really almost nonexistent.