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Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson finishes second in Heisman Trophy voting
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Clemson quarterback and Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson scrambles past Florida State's Walvenski Aime in the first half of the game Oct. 29 in Tallahassee, Fla. - photo by Mark Wallheiser
Clemson quarterback and Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson finished runner-up to Louisville's Lamar Jackson in the Heisman Trophy voting on Saturday. Jackson leapt over a loaded field of Heisman Trophy contenders early in the season and by the time he slowed down nobody could catch him. Watson, who finished third in Heisman voting last year, led a stacked group of contenders entering this season that included five of the top seven vote-getters in 2015.
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