Perhaps nobody had a better three-game run than Bo Scarbrough in December and January.
Hitting a stride that matched his five-star recruiting reputation, the Tuscaloosa product looked fresh when defenses wore down. All was on schedule until he broke his leg in the third quarter after scoring two touchdowns against Clemson in the national title game.
Meeting with reporters Saturday for the first time since the injury, Scarbrough avoided that injury topic as artfully as he does tacklers.
"I mean, that book is closed," he said. "The past is the past and I can't talk about the past.