Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts replaced starter Tua Tagovailoa in the fourth quarter against Clemson on Monday night, entering the game with the Crimson Tide down 44-16 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Hurts was replaced by Tagovailoa in the College Football Playoff Championship in 2018, with Tagovailoa leading a second-half victory over Georgia to secure Nick Saban's fifth championship with the Crimson Tide. Hurts served as Tagovailoa's backup this season.
The junior couldn't engineer a scoring drive for the Crimson Tide, throwing two incompletions before a three-and-out. Tagovailoa exited the game completing 22 of 34 passes on the evening, throwing for 295 yards and two touchdowns.