ANDERSON, S.C. — If former Alabama running back Derrick Henry walked into a Clemson bar in downtown Clemson following the 2016 National Championship Game, a game the Crimson Tide won, you can bet a former Clemson player would not ask him to leave.

“Coach (Dabo) Swinney would definitely be calling us in for a meeting if that happened here,” former Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett said on Saturday after an autograph signing at the Anderson Mall.

On Friday, former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was asked to leave Innisfree Irish Pub, a popular hangout in Tuscaloosa, Ala., as he tried to grab a bite to eat with some friends. Instead he was harassed and basically forced to leave by Alabama fans, allegedly a couple of former Alabama football players – linebacker Ryan Anderson and defensive end Wallace Gilberry.

Leggett explained how the incident showed the difference between a football program like Clemson and a place like Alabama.

“You really get to see the two different cultures, honestly,” Leggett said. “A guy like Deshaun is the face of Clemson. He can’t really go too many places without being noticed. I definitely thought it was screwed up. He was just there trying to enjoy lunch. It is what is though.”

Leggett said he was proud of the way his former quarterback handled himself in the moment and how he represented himself and Clemson.

“I’m sure he took it just as well. He was still a man about it,” the Tigers’ record-holding tight end said. “He just knows how to handle situations like that.”

Like Leggett said, Watson and Alabama’s Anderson and Gilberry proved the football programs are definitely “two different cultures.”

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