When Clemson got ready to take on Virginia Tech in last year’s ACC Championship Game, then quarterback Deshaun Watson came into the meeting that Monday with a stack of notes from watching all 12 regular season games on the Hokies’ defense.
Watson had broken down Virginia Tech’s strengths and weaknesses. He knew the Hokies’ tendencies and he had suggestions for trying to figure out some of the zone and quarter coverages they used.
“Watching film and being in the quarterback room with him and all the knowledge he knew about the different defenses … the weaknesses, the strengths, what they were trying to do and what they were trying to take away from what we were trying to do on offense as well, you learn a lot from him,” Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant said.