Spring football is notorious for the overreactions outsiders assign to glowing practice reports, but there’s no doubt few players in the nation stood to gain more from the past several weeks than Jalen Hurts. Alabama’s two-year starter at quarterback, you may recall, was famously benched at halftime of the national title game in January, only to watch the Crimson Tide rally behind true freshman Tua Tagovailoa and stun Georgia 26–23 in overtime on a magical 41-yard touchdown pass from Tagovailoa to DeVonta Smith. Before the game, Tagovailoa had attempted just 53 passes all year, shepherding the second-string offense through garbage time situations, but his late-game heroics galvanized Alabama, swept the rest of the nation into a frenzy and led many to believe the starting job in Tuscaloosa would be his when the 2018 season kicks off.
The Opportunity in Front of Jalen Hurts
