Few people know what Mac Jones can do on a football field better than Steve Sarkisian, the man who called the quarterback’s plays for the last two seasons.
The former Alabama offensive coordinator and now University of Texas head coach told the Zolak and Bertrand Show on 98.5 The Sports Hub Monday he especially learned a lot about Jones during a wild Iron Bowl loss in 2019, while the then-junior was playing in relief of the injured Tua Tagovailoa.
“He took some real hits. The ball was coming out. He stood in the pocket,” Sarkisian recalls. “I learned a lot about him in that game and his ability to withstand the adversity that football presents a quarterback in-game.