Back to the NCAA Newsfeed

Deshaun Watson on How Elite 11 Changed His Life: 'Like a Family to Me'

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — After a year in which he burst onto the national scene in leading Clemson to a berth in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Tigers All-American quarterback Deshaun Watson has had a busy offseason.

His time is in demand, but he made sure to clear his schedule to attend the Elite 11 finals in Los Angeles last month to help Trent Dilfer and his staff as a college counselor for the event.

His reasoning was simple.

“Elite 11 is like a family to me. It’s a fraternity,” Watson told Bleacher Report.