It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog. And you’d be hard-pressed to find a scrappier dog, or a cooler customer, than Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young.
We’ve seen the tastemakers at ESPN and others try to manufacture narratives about the best player in the country before, to Alabama’s detriment. But sometimes, there is such an overwhelming consensus as to the best offensive player in the country, that even naysayers can’t ignore it.
Last year, it was Smitty, the skinny kid from Louisiana who had such a generational season on the outside, that even a wide receiver outshined his quarterback contemporaries.