WE’VE GOT OURSELVES A QB COMPETITION.
While coach Nick Saban has touted Cooper Bateman this spring, he also noted that freshman sensation Jalen Hurts is in the competition for starter. That competition only got hotter during A-Day.While Bateman missed a number of deep throws, going 9-for-24 with one interception overall, Hurts showed his multi-dimensional ability with the run. If not for the black-jersey, one-hand-tag aspect of the spring game, we really might have seen Hurts fly. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder also demonstrated his arm ability, tossing the game’s lone touchdown, to wide receiver Derek Kief in the fourth quarter. Hurts finished 11-for-15 with the TD and no interceptions.