Blake Sims has been kinda been where Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa stand today. Sorta.
A primary contender for Alabama's starting quarterback job in 2014, Sims had program newcomer Jake Coker as top competition. Neither had started a game under center entering that August.
Four years later, Sims is an interested observer as two-year starter Hurts is challenged by national title game hero Tagovailoa. It's not like 2014 when Nick Saban wanted one of the contenders to take ownership of the offense. Both in 2018 have already done that at some point.
"They are two great guys," Sims said Wednesday after throwing passes as part of Alabama's pro day.