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The situation of Alabama as a quarterback has been a major scenario in college football this season as the backbone of its deadly attack. Rather than having a smuggler who could be in trouble or without an obvious outsider, the Crimson Tide has two reliable quarterbacks with proven success.
Tua Tagovailoa – the hero of last year's national championship game – and substitute Jalen Hurts have played all five games of the season, knocking Hurts out of the game. Until now, Tagovailoa has amassed 1131 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Hurts has only 400 assists and five shots in the end zone.
Earlier this season, coach Nick Saban was adamant that he needed two quarters for his team to win this season, citing the need to have them both last year also when Hurts was starting. During Tagovailoa's first broadcast this season on Tuesday, he explained one of the main reasons why the team needs both.
"You've seen what happened with Clemson's quarterback. Clemson's quarterback was injured and did not get Kelly Bryant either. So can you imagine if something has happened to me?
"Mac Jones would be nice, but also having Jalen here, who has a lot of experience, it's a testament to his character." It's a testament to his morality, the way he was raised to "Just because he's here on our team, everyone is very respectful of him, he's a leader and he's a two-way leader, he's a vocal leader and he's leading things."
Tagovailoa was referring to Clemson's worst-case scenario, which occurred in the first half of the Tigers' 27-23 win over Syracuse on Saturday. Last week, Clemson coach, Dabo Swinney, informed Bryant that he had lost his rookie job to freshman freshman Trevor Lawrence. Bryant therefore announced that he was making a transfer, leaving the team to only one solid.
But Lawrence suffered a head injury in the second quarter against the Orange. Clemson had to turn to Chase Brice as she struggled to push back Syracuse. Keeping Alabama out of this particular situation is a major contributor to what Hurts means to the team, Tagovailoa said.
The starter – who is a Heisman Trophy nominee this season – also spoke about his relationship with Hurts and how they are often seen celebrating the touchdowns together. Tagovailoa said:
"I would say it's a little grown up this season. I think our communication with the way we see things has grown a lot. You know, when I play at seven o'clock, he looks a little behind and when he comes in, I look in the back. Sometimes we ask ourselves questions like, "Why did you do that? Why are you doing this?
"So the communication with us was very good and I think we improved a lot, not only in our running, but also in our passing game while we were communicating with each other. This benefits both of us, as well as Mac Jones. "
Jones, the third Alabama player, has played four games so far, but not like Hurts. He has 2 assists in 7 and 94 yards this season and made his first touchdown Saturday against Louisiana.
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