With Tua Tagovailoa out for the remainder of the season because of a hip injury, Mac Jones has gone from holding clipboards to being responsible for keeping Alabama in the College Football Playoff race.
Tide coach Nick Saban spoke to Jones after Tagovailoa was ruled out, telling him he's the new "lead dog" of the team.
"You're not a sparring partner anymore," Saban told reporters Wednesday of his conversation with Jones. "You're the lead dog, so you've got to be in control of what you're doing and have positive body language, not only in terms of what you do but in how you affect other people.