Jalen Hurts or Tua Tagovailoa? Booger McFarland weighs in on Alabama’s upcoming QB battle
By Adam Spencer
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During the National Championship Game, the Alabama Crimson Tide trailed the Georgia Bulldogs 13-0 at halftime.
That’s when freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa replaced sophomore Jalen Hurts and, as they say, the rest was history. Tagovailoa led Alabama to an overtime victory, throwing three touchdown passes in relief of Hurts.
Now, the Tide enter the offseason with a quarterback battle brewing. On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN analyst Booger McFarland joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” to discuss the upcoming competition, saying he thinks Hurts will have every chance to keep his job:
"Once spring practice starts I think Jalen Hurts is going to get the 1st rep with the 1st team…Nick Saban is going to give him every opportunity to keep his job" – @ESPNBooger pic.twitter.com/q6znzLv73G
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) January 16, 2018
Yes, Tagovailoa led the title-game comeback, but in all fairness to Hurts, he’s the one who led Alabama to two-straight National Championship Games.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens this offseason, but Alabama has two intriguing options at the quarterback position.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
