Clemson Top 10: Sky's the limit for Deshaun Watson, if he stays healthy - Charleston Post Courier
To help college football fans get through the dog days of summer before conference media days mark the beginning of the preseason frenzy later this month, The Post and Courier is counting down the 10 most important players for South Carolina and... Since arriving at Clemson in spring of 2014, Watson has been plagued by injuries. He broke his collarbone during a rare contact practice in early April, near the close of spring practices. He missed the spring game, but was ready for fall camp. He missed the rest of that game as well as the next three, but was ready for Georgia Tech. He was ready for the season finale against South Carolina, wearing a knee brace while leading the Tigers to a 35-17 victory. He underwent reconstructive surgery to repair his knee soon after the game. He missed the 2014 bowl game, and all of 2015 spring practices, but is on track to be good to go for the 2015 season — if he stays healthy. Yet that’s the national narrative attached to Watson, who could compete for the highest of individual honors (his Heisman Trophy odds have zoomed to 16-1) and help Clemson compete for an ACC championship, and more, this season. The injury-prone label, says Miller, is not fair because there’s little background to support it. “Broke his collarbone, had that. Source: www.postandcourier.com
