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Stoops on Mac Jones: “Wish he was here but happy for [him]”

Oct 3, 2020; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) warms up before the game with Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr/The Tuscaloosa News via USA TODAY Sports

For almost a year, Mac Jones was primed to be the future face of the Kentucky Football team. The former four-star prospect committed to the Cats in July 2015, but once Kentucky fired Shannon Dawson, his primary recruiter, and Alabama came a courting, he flipped his pledge to the Crimson Tide in July 2016. Now, after throwing for 2,196 yards and 16 touchdowns in only six games, Jones is one of the biggest stars in college football and a frontrunner for the Heisman trophy.