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Grier Answers The Heisman Call But Now Has Serious Competition

For the past few weeks, the hype around Tua hasn’t matched his stats. We all have seen the talent that this there since his “walk-off” throw in the national championship game but splitting time with Jalen Hurts, coupled with Alabama’s straight up dominance has meant that Tua will have a game where he goes 11/15 for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns but Alabama would win by 5 touchdowns. Against the Texas A&M Aggies, Tua went off. Tua completed 22 of 30 passes for 387 yards and 4 touchdowns. He added 4 rushes for 10 yards and another touchdown.