MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Alabama quarterback Mac Jones has spent his four-year career with the explicit instructions of not succumbing to rat poison. That’s the dismissive term that coach Nick Saban created for the praise, hyperbole and expectations that follow big wins.
In the wake of a wire-to-wire dominant performance that delivered Alabama its sixth national title in the past 12 years, Jones dropped a declaration that would normally make his head coach cringe.
“I think we’re the best team to ever play,” Jones said following Alabama’s 52-24 blowout of Ohio State in the College Football Playoff title game.