Clemson Football: 3 most memorable plays in the National Championship

Mike Williams game saving catch

Clemson started this drive off on their own 12 yard line, down three points to Alabama. The Tigers got some momentum going early on in the drive with long receptions from Wayne Gallman and Jordan Leggett.

Then, it’s first down on Alabama’s 43 yard line, with 5:32 left on the clock. Deshaun Watson lets the ball go and my heart stopped, with the trajectory that he put on the ball I was sure it was going to be intercepted. I’m thinking “why would you throw that kind of ball at this moment in the game?” and then in a moment that I will never forget, Mike Williams climbs the ladder to come down with a circus catch.

It was as if Williams was suspended in the air for an eternity. Had he not made an effort to go up and get that football, Alabama defensive back Marlon Humphrey would have surely intercepted that pass.

That specific throw speaks volumes about the trust that Deshaun Watson and Mike Williams have in each other. That would not be the last acrobatic catch that Mike Williams made in this football game.