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How Tua Tagovailoa became Alabama's unlikely legend

ATLANTA -- DeVonta Smith heard the play call come in and knew he had a chance. On second-and-26 in overtime, with Alabama trailing Georgia 23-20, the freshman receiver had just learned he was going to run a go-route into the end zone.

He smiled and looked over at his quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

"Trust me, bro," he told him.

Tagovailoa, the true freshman who replaced starter Jalen Hurts coming out of halftime, didn't say a word back. The lefty from Hawaii simply nodded his head, the picture of calm under pressure .