Woody Hayes posited once that a team is assured of losing one game for every sophomore it starts.
“Because of their lack of experience,” Hayes postulated.
Clemson’s leading sophomore disagrees. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has started all 14 games for the Tigers this season. They’re an unblemished 14-0, and with a win Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T he’ll become the third second-year quarterback in the last seven seasons to help guide a team to a national championship.
Recent history might even counter Hayes by suggesting Watson has too much experience having started five games last season.