TAMPA, Fla. — For the young quarterback versed in the spread-option, it was a day he’ll never forget.
On Sunday, Hunter Watts of Tampa turned 15 years old. He celebrated by attending the hometown Buccaneers’ game against Tennessee — and did so sporting a No. 8 Oregon jersey, while hoping for an encounter with the man who made it famous, new Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Around 2 p.m., Watts camped out in a corner of the stadium from which he knew the Titans would emerge, on their way from the locker room to the field.