TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama has itself a quarterback controversy.
Just kidding.
Making his first career start in the absence of injured junior Tua Tagovailoa, redshirt sophomore Mac Jones completed 18 of 22 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns as the top-ranked Crimson Tide demolished hapless Arkansas 48-7 Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Jones wound up with a Tagovailoa-like efficiency rating of 216.5.
“You might as well make it fun. That’s why we play sports,” Jones said. “There were some nerves at the start, but that’s part of the game. I felt really prepared, and I know that we were prepared.
“It’s football. I’ve been playing since I was 5.”