Tua vs. Jalen. Hurts vs. Tagovailoa. Who will win? Will the one who loses transfer? Those are some of the questions we have heard ad nauseum since Tua Tagovailoa went on to lead Alabama to a national championship after replacing the benched Jalen Hurts.
Lost in the discussion, however, is the forgotten quarterback on Alabama’s roster: Mac Jones. Jones was a 3 star QB out of Jacksonville, Florida. Just the #18 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2017, Jones was overshadowed by Tagovailoa, who was in the same class.
Between the returning Hurts and the freshman phenom Tagovailoa, Jones’ services were not needed in 2017; and he redshirted.