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BRISTOL, Conn. -- During his visit Tuesday to ESPNs campus, Alabama coach Nick Saban happened to see Las Vegas odds that again had his Crimson Tide the favorite to win the national title.But Saban said he disagreed with the sportsbooks. He said the favorite should be Clemson, which pushed the Tide in the January championship game. The primary reason: The Tigers return Deshaun Watson.Saban called the junior quarterback the best player in college football since Cam Newton, who won the Heisman Trophy and a national title at Auburn in 2010.Watson accounted for 5,214 total yards and 47 touchdowns a season ago, finishing third in the Heisman race behind Alabama running back?Derrick Henry?and Stanford running?back Christian McCaffrey.Watson and McCaffrey, along with LSU running back Leonard Fournette, are the early favorites for the Heisman award in 2016.Meanwhile, at this point, Saban isnt sure who his quarterback will be in the fall. It will be the third consecutive season that Alabama will have a new starting quarterback.It will be Watsons third year as the starter for Clemson.I dont care who we start at quarterback, Saban said. He aint going to be that good.Saban said he entered the title game thinking that Watson was a skilled runner with a powerful arm. But his accuracy impressed the veteran coach.He could get the ball into spaces about like this, Saban said, holding his hands about a foot apart. He added that he didnt see any real holes in Watsons game.During the thrilling 45-40 Alabama win in the championship game, Watson threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns against the Tide, and he added another 73 rushing yards.Watson, who is set to graduate in December, has indicated he will turn pro after this season. Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. has Watson at No. 4 on his Big Board and the No. 1 quarterback. Chuck Muncie Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Deuce McAllister Jersey .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. https://www.saintsjerseyssale.com/2153f-michael-ola-jersey-saints.html . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. Aaron Brooks Jersey . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Jimmy Graham Jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quarterback Tom Brady has been excused from the Patriots preseason opener against the Saints to attend the memorial services of a family member.The team made the announcement prior to Thursday nights game.Brady has been suspended by the league for the first four games of the regular season for his role the Deflategate case. That suspension wont begin until Sept. 3, so Brady is eligible to paarticipate in all of the Patriots preseason games.ddddddddddddBut coach Bill Belichick has not indicated how he will distribute the preseason snaps between Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo, who will start while Brady is suspended.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '