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Gainesville grad Deshaun Watson will entertain leaving Clemson after 2016 for the NFL Draft

Gainesville High grad likely to be a high pick, if he leaves school early

Clemson quarterback and Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson (4) looks to throw a pass during the first half against Boston College on Oct. 17 in Clemson, S.C. - photo by Rainer Ehrhardt

0128Watson — Clemson quarterback and Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson (4) looks to throw a pass during the first half against Boston College on Oct. 17 in Clemson, S.C. - photo by Rainer Ehrhardt

Pete Iacobelli

Associated Press

Updated: Jan 28, 2016, 12:26 AM

Published: Jan 28, 2016, 12:31 AM

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, a 2014 Gainesville High graduate, has his eye on the NFL and says he could leave a season early next year if the circumstances are right. Watson spoke Wednesday before the Tigers’ basketball game with Pittsburgh. He was honored as the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Player of the Year.

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Bond conditions revised for Gainesville High grad A.J. Johnson in Tennessee rape case

Former Tennessee LB charged in Knoxville case

A.J. Johnson

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Times staff reports

Updated: Aug 10, 2017, 8:03 PM

Published: Aug 10, 2017, 8:10 PM

Former Tennessee linebacker and Gainesville High graduate A.J. Johnson has a curfew and must abstain from alcohol as part of the modifications to his bond conditions while he awaits an aggravated rape trial. The changes come after Johnson’s DUI arrest last month. Under the modifications agreed to on Thursday, Johnson will be supervised by a pretrial release officer and must submit to drug screens upon request.

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