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Clemson overcomes Lawrence’s struggles for first-half lead vs Louisville

Clemson overcame a pair of Trevor Lawrence interceptions to take a 17-3 lead into halftime Saturday afternoon at Louisville.

Lawrence was picked off twice in the first quarter, with both interceptions coming in the end zone. The sophomore was 3-for-7 passing for 9 yards, with two interceptions in the first half.

Lawrence got going in the second quarter and finished the half 12-for-16 for 165 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

He found Joseph Ngata and Justyn Ross for scores.

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This story was originally published October 19, 2019 at 1:32 PM.

Matt Connolly
The State
Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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