“It’s a great feeling, man. Greatest feeling I ever felt. We came out slow and we made the change. It was probably best for the team. We won. We’re national champs. You can’t wish for anything better than that.” — Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, early on the morning of Jan. 9
ATLANTA — The last time, he sat in the locker room on the other side of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Jalen Hurts, who had led Alabama to two national title games as a starter, had been benched with his team trailing by 13 against Georgia at halftime of the second of those national title games.