On the second pass of his career, Deshaun Watson threw an NFL caliber touchdown pass through a space that was smaller between two defenders than the space between two of Georgia’s famous hedges at Sanford Stadium.
Two weeks later in his first real action against a quality opponent the true freshman completed 19 of 28 passes for 266 yards in leading Clemson to a near upset of No.1 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.
His performance at Florida State earned Watson his first career start when the Tigers traveled back to Death Valley to face pretty much the same North Carolina team—from a personnel standpoint—he will see in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game in Charlotte, N.