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Gainesville QB Watson living up to expectations
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Gainesville quarterback Deshaun Watson looks to flip the ball to running back Michael Byrd during the Red Elephants’ loss to Flowery Branch.
Gainesville coach Bruce Miller said he never dreamed of starting a freshman quarterback against Buford, the Class AA defending state champions, in the opening game of the 2010 season. That was before Deshaun Watson. The freshman Watson, taking over for the just-graduated and Alabama-bound Blake Sims for the 2010 season, and the Red Elephants lost that game 40-19.
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