ATLANTA -- The last one out of a jubilant Alabama locker room, Nick Saban walked slowly out of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium corridor nodding his head like a proud father.
Proud of his football team. Proud of the way his football team has fought to get to this point despite some un-Alabama-like moments this season. Proud of the way his football team has rallied around a sophomore quarterback who might as well have struck the Heisman Trophy pose on Saturday night.
Bryce Young was that good, that poised and that dynamic in Alabama's 41-24 SEC championship game dissection of No.