Three years after they first met at this event, Deshaun Watson and Brad Kaaya were back in Oregon for The Opening, a star-studded event for top college football recruits. On their first trip in 2012, they were heralded prospects. On the latest trip, they were counselors, firmly established as two of college football’s biggest stars and -- entering their junior seasons at Clemson and Miami, respectively -- two of the most discussed NFL prospects in the game.
But it wasn’t their football prowess on display during their reunion. They’d spent time throwing, working out, talking shop -- but the real competition was on the basketball court.