From the snap to throw, approximately 1.6 football seconds is all Tua Tagovailoa needed. This was his second throw of Alabama's 57-7 beating of Arkansas State and the first of his four touchdown passes.
No need to wait. He saw what he needed and fired one to Jerry Jeudy streaking across the middle. One broken tackle and he could have crawled into the end zone for the 58-yard score.
In two games as Alabama's starter, Tagovailoa's used the middle of the field often and with success. Of his 35 passes so far, 16 went to the midsection -- nine alone in the win over Arkansas State.