When a player gets invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony, generally that means he has demonstrated the ability to carry his team in critical moments. Deshaun Watson has demonstrated such an ability time and time again, but Thursday’s win over Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff Semifinal was not one of those times.
Watson was not at his best throughout the game, missing a few open receivers and making some inefficient reads on zone read plays that set the Tigers back in the first half. Ultimately, the result was a 37-17 victory, but it happened a little differently than one might expect.