National analysts react to Bryant's transfer

Bryant was 16-2 at Clemson

by Tony Crumpton - Assoc. Editor - Thu Sep 27 10:36:43 GMT-04:00 2018

Senior quarterback Kelly Bryant announced he was transferring from Clemson on Wednesday.

Bryant started 18 games and Clemson won 16 of those and he had improved his passing efficiency numbers from last season, but Bryant faced stiff competition from the five-star freshman Trevor Lawrence, who is now in the top-10 nationally in passing efficiency and yards per attempt.

National media pundits used their platforms immediately and discussed how this would affect the Clemson Football team and Bryant's future.

Check out some of the highlights from all the television and Internet appearances:

ESPN analysts David Pollack and Desmond Howard talked about how Clemson's locker room might be altered with the departure of Kelly Bryant:

CFB insider Joey Klatt discussed the Bryant departure and how well it was handled by Clemson coach Dabo Swinney:

CBS Sports Network analyst and former NFL star Tiki Barber talked about how Trevor Lawrence won the quarterback competition and was not pushed out by Dabo Swinney at Clemson:

ESPN's Brad Edwards and analyst Ryan Fowler discuss Kelly Bryant's move and how it impacted the Clemson program:

CBS Sports analyst Adam Schein thinks Bryant's transfer will be a win for both Bryant and Dabo Swinney:

ESPN's Maria Taylor knows that the Clemson football team was weakened without Kelly Bryant not being on the roster in some capacity:

ESPN's David Pollack doesn't like the new NCAA redshirt rule where players can play up to four games without losing a redshirt year.

College Football Teams are hurting bc of this ....... pic.twitter.com/0FGTHjna8o
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) September 26, 2018

Former Clemson signal-caller Tajh Boyd was on SiriusXM radio and talked about the QB situation:

.@TajhB10 tells @Chris_Spatola & @AaronTaylorCFB what the decision to go from Kelly Bryant to Trevor Lawrence means for @ClemsonFB and everyone involved. #ACCRadio pic.twitter.com/Ic4BONGmUy
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) September 26, 2018

Hey Trey. Too many thoughts to put into a tweet. You can bet we will talk about this on @CollegeGameDay this week. Thanks for reaching out. https://t.co/mHnx77G2lj
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 27, 2018