Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin predicted quarterback Tua Tagovailoa would have left the University of Alabama if he didn't get a chance to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night.
Creg Stephenson of AL.com passed along comments Kiffin, who served as the Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator from 2014 through 2016, made Tuesday about the title game's offensive MVP during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show following Bama's 26-23 overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs.
"If this second half doesn't flip like this, and Alabama is moving the ball and doesn't change [quarterbacks], people that really know what's going on would tell you that Tua was leaving," he said.