It’s been a pretty sweet first year as Clemson quarterbacks coach for Brandon Streeter.

The Tigers are playing for the National Championship in seven days. His top pupil was named the country’s best quarterback and finished third for the Heisman Trophy.

Life is good for the former Clemson quarterback, who broke or tied 11 school records by the time his career ended in 1999. Coaching quarterbacks is certainly easier when Deshaun Watson is your lead guy.

After Watson’s monster sophomore (regular) season ended, Streeter went along for the ride, accompanying him to Atlanta for the College Football Awards and to New York for the Heisman ceremony.

“Some of the experiences…a dream of his and it was a dream of mine just to be there and it makes it so much more special, because of who Deshaun is,” Streeter said. “It’s neat to see that he’s getting rewarded, not just his talent on the field. He deserves it, so it makes it that much more rewarding for me to see it.”

At Clemson, Streeter threw for 3,506 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was a three-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

“It’s just been a neat experience for me to have experienced Clemson before as a player,” he said. “To be able to sit in a meeting with him and him know that I’ve been there. It’s pretty neat, because that’s your alma mater and you believe in it so much more than any other place. It’s just awesome. Helping him go through that process has been rewarding.”

Through 14 games this season, Watson has completed 303 of 444 passes for 3,699 yards with 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He’s also rushed 187 times for 1,032 yards and 12 touchdowns.

With the 37-17 win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, Watson is 18-1 as Clemson’s starting quarterback.

“Before the season started, all the Heisman talk and all that stuff, just really talking him through that process and trying to help him with different thoughts of controlling what you can control,” Streeter said. “That’s winning games. That’s the most important thing, winning games.

“He did such a good job of eliminating distractions and really focusing in on what he needed to focus on, so I was very impressed with that.”

Watson is one of three quarterbacks in FBS history with at least 3,500 yards passing 1,000 yards rushing in the same season. He also owns Clemson’s single-season record for total yards (4,731).

“I think another year in the system helped him become more and more confident as well. His footwork improved, which helped him with timing and even a little bit of accuracy,” Streeter said. “He’s naturally very, very technically sound and very good with his fundamentals. I think his ball security in the pocket has gotten better. We really worked that very, very hard.”

Here’s the best part: Watson has no interest in slowing down.

“That’s what’s so fun about coming in every day,” Streeter said. “He wants to get better. He’s not satisfied. He’s very coachable. It would be easy for him to say I know it all…he just wants to get better. That’s what makes it fun.”