When football experts tell you quarterback is the most important position on the field, it’s because of comebacks like these.

The following SEC signal callers led improbable comebacks that elevated their teams’ national standing and reinforced their legacies as some of the greatest leaders in college football. The games are memorable, and the individual performances are the stuff of legends.

With all that said, here are the SEC’s best quarterback-led comebacks of recent history:

CAM NEWTON VS. ALABAMA — 2010

In Cam Newton’s lone season at Auburn, he led the Tigers to an impressive 11-0 start and needed just one final victory over arch-rival and defending BCS champion Alabama to secure an unblemished regular season and a spot in the SEC championship game. But Auburn fell behind 24-0 midway through the second quarter of this installment of the Iron Bowl, and those lofty goals appeared to be in some serious jeopardy; that is, until Newton took the game over himself and cemented his legacy as an eventual Heisman winner and one of the greatest college quarterbacks of the still-young 21st century.

Newton only attempted 20 passes for the game, but completed 65 percent of them for 216 yards (better than 16 yards per completion) and three touchdowns without an interception. He also ran for 39 hard yards and Auburn’s fourth touchdown of the day, accounting for each Tigers touchdown himself in a heroic comeback effort. His touchdown strike to tight end Phillip Lutzenkirchen with less than 12 minutes left in the final quarter gave Auburn its first lead of the night, and the Tigers never gave that lead back, eventually going on to win the conference and national titles.

CONNOR SHAW VS. MISSOURI — 2013

Having already lost two games to fellow SEC East opponents in the first half of the season, South Carolina had no margin for error when facing undefeated Missouri in 2013. The Cinderella story of the East, Missouri was on-pace to win the division in just its second year in the SEC. However, even though the Gamecocks chances at a division crown seemed slim, they had a golden opportunity to play spoiler against a team still earning the respect of its new conference peers.

So perhaps that’s why South Carolina spotted Missouri a 17-0 lead through three quarters only to score 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to tie the game in dramatic fashion. Shaw completed 14 of 18 pass attempts in the final quarter, and ran for 17 yards to extend drives on a pair of critical runs from the pocket. He threw for two touchdowns in the quarter, and his two-yard strike to Nick Jones with less than a minute on the clock tied the game at 17-all.

Shaw found Bruce Ellington for a 15-yard touchdown to tie the game through one overtime in dramatic fashion. Then, after South Carolina took a three-point lead in the second overtime, the Gamecocks defense came through and stuffed the Tigers inside the 10 yard line, winning on a missed field goal that would have extended the game. The Tigers wouldn’t lose again in the regular season, and still went on to the SEC championship game, but the win propelled a struggling South Carolina squad to its third-straight 11-win season.

AARON MURRAY VS. AUBRUN — 2013

Many will remember this game for The Prayer at Jordan-Hare, and for good reason. Auburn’s miraculously tipped-then-caught Hail Mary turned into one of the most improbable touchdowns of all-time (until Auburn topped it later in the year against Alabama), and the win helped Auburn advance to the SEC title game at the end of the year.

But before that stunning Tigers comeback, it was Aaron Murray and the defending East Division champs from Georgia who rallied for an improbable comeback. The Dawgs trailed by 20 with fewer than 13 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Murray led Georgia on three straight touchdown drives to take a one-point lead late in the game. Murray was 9 of 13 passing with two touchdowns on those three drives, and he added four rushes for 18 yards and the go-ahead touchdown on a late five-yard scamper.

But after assuming a one-point lead, Auburn’s prayers were answered and the rest is history. Nevertheless, Murray’s comeback effort warrants recognition, even if his defense couldn’t finish the job.

DAK PRESCOTT VS. OLE MISS — 2013

As far as numbers are concerned, this comeback won’t make anyone’s jaws drop. In fact, the quarterback in question didn’t enter the game until the final quarter, but it was his inspiring play upon joining the action that led Mississippi State to a comeback against its bitter rival, which was ranked at the time.

The Bulldogs and Rebels traded late-second quarter touchdowns to close the first half tied at 7, and Ole Miss made a third-quarter field goal stick to maintain a 10-7 lead late into the fourth quarter. Prescott, who’d assumed the MSU starting job during the season but had planned to sit out the Egg Bowl with nagging injury troubles, entered the game and eventually led the Bulldogs on a 13-play, 59-yard game-tying drive, culminating with a Evan Sobiesk field goal.

Prescott either threw or carried the ball on every single play of the drive, completing 5 of 9 pass attempts and rushing for nine yards on three attempts. Overtime was more of the same, as Prescott threw or ran with the ball on each of MSU’s six plays. He was 1 of 2 passing, and ran without fear for 16 yards on four carries, including the go-ahead three-yard touchdown run to close the drive.

Bo Wallace fumbled the ball in the shadow of the end zone on Ole Miss’ turn in the overtime period, cementing MSU’s comeback win and rewarding Prescott’s gutsy performance.

JOHNNY MANZIEL VS. DUKE — 2013

What a time to be alive that a Heisman winner coming from behind to beat Duke at football now constitutes something impressive. But that’s exactly what happened in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl, as 2012 Heisman winner Johnny Manziel led Texas A&M out of a 38-14 halftime hole to win the game 52-48 when all was said and done.

The Aggies actually trailed 21-3 early in the second quarter when Manziel turned on the burners and led A&M on five straight scoring drives spanning from the second quarter all the way to the middle of the fourth. He completed 30 of 38 passes for 382 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions, and still managed to lead his team in rushing with 73 yards and a fifth touchdown.

Ironically it was a 55-yard interception returned for a touchdown that put A&M ahead for the first and only time all night with fewer than four minutes remaining, but it was Manziel who put A&M in position to win when its chance at a comeback seemed as likely as pigs flying. What a way to end a college career, huh?

BO WALLACE VS. ALABAMA — 2014

Bo Wallace won’t be remembered by SEC fans for his win percentage or the positive plays he made at the helm of the Ole Miss offense. He’ll instead be remembered for poorly timed interceptions and bad decision-making. One exception to this rule is Wallace’s play in Ole Miss’ win over Alabama last year, a win that will be remembered by the school and the fans for generations.

After hosting College GameDay for the first time ever, Ole Miss fell behind 17-10 in the fourth quarter when Wallace led the Rebels on consecutive touchdown drives to take a late lead inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. He completed each of his four pass attempts on those two drives, amounting to 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Vince Sanders and Jaylen Walton to give Ole Miss a 23-17 lead (a missed extra point kept Alabama alive with only two minutes on the clock).

The Rebels Landshark defense sealed the deal with a Senquez Golson interception, and Ole Miss vaulted into the top 5 of the national polls with the win, thanks in large part to the most clutch performance of Wallace’s career.