Despite the rumors swirling from fall camp about true freshman Jalen Hurts being more productive, it seemed he had effectively fallen prey to the same old Saban philosophy for the quarterback position; older players typically had a leg up.
Well, that narrative can be put to rest. The 2016 version of the Alabama Crimson Tide seems to have found a dual threat quarterback to lead them. Never let it be said that Nick Saban won’t play a true freshman at quarterback. In his post game press conference after the 52-6 demolition of USC, Saban basically told the media “got ya!