Clemson's Deshaun Watson beats out Louisville's Lamar Jackson for QB award

December 8, 2016 at 11:03 p.m. | Updated December 8, 2016 at 11:33 p.m.

by Associated Press

In a Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 file photo, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks to pass during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football gam against Virginia Tech, in Orlando, Fla. Watson acknowledges things have not been as free and easy at returning to the Heisman Trophy stage as it was getting there a year ago, when he finished third in the balloting. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
In a Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 file photo, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks to pass during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football gam against Virginia Tech, in Orlando, Fla. Watson acknowledges things have not been as free and easy at returning to the Heisman Trophy stage as it was getting there a year ago, when he finished third in the balloting. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS

ATLANTA (AP) - Deshaun Watson has won the Davey O'Brien award as the nation's top quarterback for the second year in a row, beating out Louisville's Lamar Jackson.

In a possible preview of the Heisman Trophy race, the Clemson star knocked off the player viewed as the favorite for college football's top individual award.

After collecting his trophy Thursday night, Watson said he was confident of beating out Jackson and the other finalist, Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.

The award ceremony was held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, about an hour's drive from Watson's hometown of Gainesville, Georgia.

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