Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is headed into his junior season with the Tigers, national championship and Heisman hopes resting on his shoulders.
But beyond that? The NFL draft awaits.
Watson spoke honestly when doing an interview with reporters in Greenville, South Carolina, Wednesday after picking up the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame's Collegiate Player of the Year Award, saying, "If I have the opportunity to go to the NFL, I'm going to take it."
Watson is no dummy. Neither are those who follow the sport. Everybody is prepared for Watson to leave school once 2016 is over.