DALLAS — The walls have officially closed in on the Clemson Tigers. On Thursday evening the NCAA informed them that the B-Samples came back positive for performance enhancing drugs for three of their players, in including All-American defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence. They will all be suspended for Saturday’s College Football Playoff Semi-final against Notre Dame.
Not only are they looking at being suspended for Saturday’s Semi-final but these suspensions could be for all of next season as well. Clemson athletic director, Dan Radakovich, released a statement that read, “This evening, Clemson Athletics received confirmation from the NCAA of suspensions of tight end Braden Galloway, offensive lineman Zach Giella and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, all three of whom will be unavailable for Saturday’s game against Notre Dame. The athletic department will have no further comments on this matter this evening as it considers all of our options, including appeals.”
Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1st! They already knew that ole boy would potentially be out because they have been preparing for the game assuming that he would not play. He hasn’t practiced with the team since the first positive test came out last week.
What’s killing me is that Dabo Swinney and Co. are defending this foolishness like the kids stepped into some poison ivy in the middle of the forest by accident. They’re running around saying foolishness like we’re investigating this to see how the players could have unknowingly consumed it. They’re looking into supplements, treatment including its salt-water float pool and they’re even looking into aspects of treatment Lawrence may have received following offseason surgery.
Okay playa, that all sounds good but what about the other players? There are typically 110 players on a football team at that level. Only three cats popped a positive test for performance enhancing drugs before the semi-final. If three of them took supplements then the entire team or most of them would have taken the same supplements right? So why would only three players taking the same supplements that everybody else was taking only come up dirty? Did the other two that were suspended have the same offseason foot surgery that Lawrence had and were they taking the same treatment? Stop with this foolishness.
They got caught now you’ve got to play without arguably your best player on defense. That’s a problem seeing that you’ve played NOBODY all season playing in the dull ACC. Did y’all see Wisconsin beat the breaks off of Miami 35-3 in New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday night? Those are the types of teams Clemson has been playing on season. Now they’ll be without their best player on Saturday when the Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish ring the doorbell. In my Bart Scott voice, “Can’t Wait!!” Stop me when I start lyin’!