Alabama’s victory over Georgia in an overtime thriller Monday found a trio of young quarterbacks playing unforgettable roles.
There was Tua Tagovailoa, the backup who energized a sleepy ‘Bama offense while posing a question: How does a kid from Hawaii, home of high-school prospects who rarely venture beyond the West Coast, end up at a Southern school? (I suspect the team’s “Crimson Tide” nickname didn’t hurt.)
There was Jalen Hurts, the Alabama starter who might have sulked upon his benching at halftime but, instead, charged up the sideline with the kind of positive attitude that defies human nature.