What Jalen Hurts thought about before game-winning TD drive against Mississippi State
By Cody McClure
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Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts led his team down the field late in the fourth quarter for a clutch, game-winning touchdown drive on Saturday night in Starkville.
Hurts played about as well as a quarterback could, showing poise and composure, while guiding his team six plays for 68 yards and ending up in the end zone.
Hurts found DeVonta Smith for a 26-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass with 25 seconds left, and that ended up being enough for the Tide to get the job done with a 31-24 win.
What was Hurts thinking about before trotting out for that game-winning drive?
Last year’s national championship game.
Hurts said he couldn’t help but think about how Clemson’s Deshaun Watson drove the field with just over a minute left to beat his own Tide for a title last year, according to reporters:
Jalen Hurts: “I couldn’t help but think of the national championship game. We had 1:09 left. Deshaun Watson had 1:09 to go and he went down and won the game.”
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) November 12, 2017
Jalen Hurts said when he walked onto the field before the final TD drive, he saw 1:09 on the clock & thought of Deshaun Watson & the NC gm.
— Alex Byington (@abyingtonTD) November 12, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
