It might sound like a broken record, but the default position for TCI’s Player of the Game is to go with Deshaun Watson. After all, the quarterback makes the Tigers’ offense go. His contributions are vital.
However, his performance actually carried more value in Saturday’s 23-13 win over 16th-ranked Florida State—in large part, at least—because of what he failed to do early in the game.
Whether Watson came out too amped up or too flat is debatable, but there is not debate about how he played before halftime. The sophomore Heisman candidate was clearly not himself.