The performance versus Auburn was not enough for him to shed the ‘game manager’ label.
When his teammates showed him the message from Bo Nix, Mac Jones responded with five touchdowns and 302 passing yards in a 42-13 dominant victory in the 85th Iron Bowl. He thought it would be the last he would hear of that term, but it reared its head again in Dan Mullen’s presser at the SEC Championship Coaches Teleconference. Mullen, who is coming off a 34-37 loss to Louisiana State University at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, is the head coach of the Florida Gators.