Alabama coach Nick Saban was more than willing to talk about Louisville redshirt sophomore quarterback Jawon Pass during Monday’s first of several weekly news conferences of the 2018 college football season.
As for discussing the Crimson Tide’s quarterback situation involving junior Jalen Hurts and sophomore Tua Tagovailoa, Saban wasn’t nearly as carefree.
Saban has yet to name a starter for Saturday night’s showdown inside Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, which has been the sport’s biggest question since Tagovailoa replaced Hurts in the Crimson Tide’s 26-23 overtime win over Georgia in January’s national championship contest. A reporter asked Monday if it’s safe to assume the starter would be revealed when the Tide went on offense for the first time against the Cardinals.
“I don’t think you should assume anything,” Saban said. “If I’m ready to tell you, I’ll tell you. If I’m not, I won’t.”
When asked, “To be clear, the plan is to play both quarterbacks?” Saban replied, “Nobody said that. None of that has been decided yet.”