When Tajh Boyd took the field one final time for Clemson in 2014, he showed his absolute best, firing off precision passes and scrambling for big runs in what is now considered a program-changing win over Ohio State.
In Gainesville, Georgia, Deshaun Watson watched that Orange Bowl performance from home, just a week away from leaving high school to enroll early at Clemson. The details about the 40-35 nail-biter are fuzzy to Watson three years later, but one overriding thought remains: "He's one of the guys that took this program to another level. I wanted to follow in his footsteps and keep growing it.