MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — DeVonta Smith is still open. Maybe he’s in his apartment bedroom sleeping by now or in the window seat on the flight back to Tuscaloosa. Maybe he’s eating a post-game dinner or a late-night snack.
Who knows where he is exactly, but we do know what he is—he’s open. Feet, yards, miles from the nearest defender.
Alabama’s Heisman Trophy-winning receiver strolled into Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night dressed in a blazing hot red suit—and a Heisman mask. He embodied that fiery getup on the field in one of the most incredible first-half performances in national championship game history: 12 catches, 215 yards and three touchdowns.