By Wll Vandervort.

On Tuesday, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said the quarterback with the hot hand will likely quarterback the Tigers win or lose this Saturday when they visit top-ranked Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.

On Wednesday, backup quarterback Deshaun Watson said he does not try to think about stuff like that.

“I just go with the flow,” the freshman said. “If Cole (Stoudt) is in there then I’m supporting him and making sure he is seeing what we see on the sideline and he is doing the same thing so I can’t get myself too high on something he said this week. You never know what the situation is going to be.

“I just go with the flow and whatever feeling he has on Saturday night you go with it.”

The feeling on Watson so far has been one of joy and one of stress. Swinney and the coaches have loved the progress Watson has made in his first two games, while guiding No. 22 Clemson on five scoring drives in his seven offensive possessions. But at the same time there has been some stress in dealing with the constant questions from the media and the fans on why Watson is not the everyday starter.

“It is a great situation. That’s what it is,” Swinney said. “We feel very blessed at quarterback at Clemson. People just want to make their own decisions and conclusions, you know, and that’s what fans do. That’s okay. I have no problem with that. I’m actually really glad we are having this conversation because first of all it tells you that you have a really special freshman because when he has played, he has played very well, which we expected him to do. That’s what we coached him to do and that’s what we recruited him for. So that part is great.

“But now that everyone has seen the freshman play well, no one wants to give (Stoudt) any credit. We have to evaluate everything and our starter has played great in two games. That’s all we have, those two games. And when I say starter, I mean starter. He earned the job.”

But at the same time, Watson has earned the right to play a little more and if has the hot hand against the Seminoles, he is going to be the guy that stays in.

“I can get better, of course,” Watson said. “I wish I could have scored on every drive and got points. I just try to get better every day. I can’t base my career off the two games of success that I have had in the past so I just have to get better every day and learn from my mistakes.”

Watson said offensive coordinator Chad Morris has pointed out to him that he can lead the team a little better than he has and there are a few things fundamentally that he can correct. One thing he doesn’t need to correct is his ability to change his touch on a pass.

Of his four touchdowns, he has been able to show he can rocket a pass over the head of a defender and place the ball where it needs to be, while also showing a little soft touch on the ball, while getting the ball over the outstretched arms of a linebacker.

The bullet was a 30-yard touchdown pass to Charone Peake in the Georgia game, while the touch pass was a 34-yard scoring throw to tight end Jay Jay McCullough in the S.C. State game.

“They were pretty exciting, but it is always exciting to score a touchdown or throw a touchdown,” Watson said. “I will say both of them were pretty well. They both made me look good and caught the ball and got into the end zone.”

When it comes to practice, right now Watson and Stoudt are sharing first-team reps, sort of.

“We don’t even practice that to be honest,” Watson said. “We just go every period and we just go with the flow, just like game days. Whoever Coach Morris calls out there then we have to be ready and go.”

And that’s what he will do on Saturday against the Seminoles. Watson will be ready when his number is called and he will just go with the flow.