LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It’s no longer about Kelly Bryant filling the shoes of the departed Deshaun Watson. Indeed, Watson has already set the bar higher.
“He’s going to be better than me,” the former Clemson quarterback tweeted after Bryant led the Tigers to a touchdown in the first half of their dominant 47-21 victory over Louisville on Saturday night.
It’s an absurd premise, or at least it should be. Watson is a legend, the best player to don a Clemson jersey. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist each of the past two seasons, finishing third in 2015 and as runner-up in 2016.