After Jameis Winston, the top dual-threat quarterback in the recruiting class of 2012, chose to attend Florida State, the Hueytown, Alabama native became somewhat of a college football folk legend (and lightning rod). During his two years in Tallahassee, Winston was a resilient, mobile Heisman Trophy- and national championship-winning quarterback and was widely tainted by multiple off-field incidents.
I was unaware that Winston was heavily recruited by Jim Harbaugh, and was actually accepted to Stanford and offered a scholarship to play QB for the Cardinal.
That is, until last week, when the current Tampa Bay Buccaneers' second-year signal caller told Bay Area media that he was very close to becoming a member of the Cardinal.