TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When the clock expired and the confetti started to fall at University of Phoenix Stadium, Deshaun Watson wanted to find one player in particular from the opposing sideline, Derrick Henry.
The University of Alabama running back and Watson had gotten to know one another and it was a relationship that the Clemson quarterback wanted to continue. Not only had they become friends, but Henry had achieved the two things that had barely eluded him during the 2015-16 season: the Heisman Trophy and national championship.
“I'm trying to do the same thing and just learn from guys who have been there and done it,” Watson said.