Sitting inside a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, lunch spot 10 months ago, Joe Dickinson broke everything down for his latest protege Mac Jones.
Alabama’s quarterback had plenty of receiving weapons — DeVonta Smith, John Metchie and Jaylen Waddle among others — who could make his life easier.
The Crimson Tide had a strong running back in Najee Harris.
Then Dickinson said something intriguing for a February afternoon. If Jones wasn’t careful, he could fool around and win the Heisman Trophy.
Jones, in his bashful and humble manner, laughed it off. Surely, it was a joke.
But it wasn’t.