NEW ORLEANS — A quarterback who has won 25 games in 27 starts eases himself into his chair inside the belly of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He doesn't smile or say much at all, which is not out of the ordinary.
"We have been here before," Jalen Hurts says following Alabama's 24-6 victory over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, securing his second appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship in as many years. "We can't be too happy."
Despite throwing one interception all season, the topic regurgitated on message boards and at tailgates isn't where Hurts sits among all-time Alabama quarterbacks.