From the moment Tua Tagovailoa threw a game-winning overtime touchdown to win the national championship against Georgia, Nick Saban has been bombarded and most definitely annoyed by the repeated questions about his quarterback conundrum.
At every turn, it’s been Tua or Jalen Hurts? Jalen or Tua? For the last nine months. Constantly. Do you ride the hot hand who pulled victory from the jaws of defeat or do you go with the steady hand that had won 26 of his 28 collegiate starts?
And while Alabama ended up playing both in the Camping World Kickoff against Louisville, conventional wisdom would tell you they need to settle on a quarterback sooner rather than later if the Tide is to make it to the College Football Playoff for a fifth consecutive year.