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Where were you when Tua Tagovailoa hit DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard touchdown to capture the College Football Playoff national championship over Georgia in overtime on Monday night?

Wherever you were can't top Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick's answer to that question.

Quite simply, he was in the bathroom.

That's right, perhaps the most memorable play in recent Tide history, and one of Alabama's most valuable defensive stars was taking care a different type of business.

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"I was going to the bathroom on the sideline (in a porta potty)," Fitzpatrick told ESPN Radio's "Golic and Wingo.