With the Alabama Crimson Tide holding a sizable lead over the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday afternoon, QB Jalen Hurts was taken out of the game and replaced with true freshman Tua Tagovailoa.

Unfortunately for the Tide, Tagovailoa immediately threw a pick-six to Tennessee LB Daniel Bituli, ruining Alabama’s chances for a shutout.

However, coach Nick Saban decided to stick with the freshman, putting him back in on the next drive and letting him learn on the job.

After the game, he said Tagovailoa felt terrible about the interception, but didn’t let it affect his confidence (via AL.com):

“You probably don’t know Tua very well, but he says thank you and apologizes for everything and he was apologizing for that,” Saban said. “I think the most important thing is he went back into the game and he played well and made plays. Even though he felt bad about what he did, it didn’t affect his confidence and I don’t think it affected the players’ confidence in him.”

Tagovailoa threw for 134 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 36 yards and another score, so he ended up having a pretty good day, pick-six aside.

The important thing is that he learned from his mistakes, so he’ll be better off the next time his number is called.