TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Eye of the Tiger 5 CHAPTER 2 Young Star 9 CHAPTER 3 Becoming Texan 15 CHAPTER 4 Standing Tall 21 Timeline 28 At-a-Glance 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
EYE OF THE TIGER The crowd was roaring Alabama fans were hoping their defense could make a stop Clemson fans were pushing their team to make a comeback Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson didn’t hear any of it He was focused on driving his team to victory Watson and the Tigers had just fallen behind Alabama 31 28 late in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in January 2017 The Tigers had the ball on their own 32-yard line Just over Deshaun Watson took advantage of his last chance to drive Clemson down the field 5 1
