As confetti fluttered to the feet of Mac Jones, the quarterback who arrived at Alabama with such a low profile that he was able to coach a sorority flag football team with barely a ripple of fanfare, he marveled at the journey that led him to the top of a winner’s podium.
“Can you believe this?” he told his coach, Nick Saban. “From scout team quarterback to winning a national championship?”
There were inspirational stories all around on Monday night. DeVonta Smith, the skinny kid from rural Louisiana, showed a national audience (again) why he won the Heisman Trophy.