When he walked over to the sidelines following his 15-yard interception return for a touchdown, Carlos Watkins was greeted by Deshaun Watson.
“He said, ‘I appreciate that.’ I said, ‘Yeah!’ We are going to get the ball back, ya’ll just put points on the board,” Watkins said.
But it was Watkins’ six points that got 12th-ranked Clemson going in its 41-10 victory over App. State on Saturday in Death Valley.
With Clemson holding onto to a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter, Watkins’ dropped back into coverage and quickly found the football in his gut.