Clemson Football: 5 Storylines to watch vs. Notre Dame in Cotton Bowl

SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 10: Julian Love #27 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tackles George Campbell #11 of the Florida State Seminoles in the second quarter of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on November 10, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - NOVEMBER 10: Julian Love #27 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tackles George Campbell #11 of the Florida State Seminoles in the second quarter of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on November 10, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 01: Dexter Lawrence #90 and teammates Tre Lamar #57 and Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers react against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the first quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 01: Dexter Lawrence #90 and teammates Tre Lamar #57 and Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers react against the Pittsburgh Panthers in the first quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

5. Suspensions

Let’s start with the most obvious one.

The big news so far surrounding Clemson football is the suspensions of starting DT Dexter Lawrence, OL Zach Giella and TE Braden Galloway for failing a drug test with a trace of the substance ostarine in their system.

At the time of this writing, nothing has been made official on the appeals of the three players.

It will be interesting to see how this affects the team, whether the suspensions are upheld or taken away.

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