FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Deshaun Watson is on schedule to have his communications degree in hand by this time a year from now, after his junior season.
Clemson’s dual-threat quarterback also hopes to take care of some unfinished business by then and have a national championship trophy to go with it.
On Monday night, Watson accepted the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback. He was the first player in FBS history with more than 4,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in the same season.
Watson had 478 total yards in the College Football Playoff championship game, but the Tigers went down 45-40 to Alabama for their only loss of the season.
“That was our goal, we wanted to be legendary. There had never been a 15-0 team,” Watson said. “We wanted to set a new standard. We were just a couple of plays away from against probably, they say, one of the best teams Alabama has ever had.”