ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Nick Saban had a moment early in top-ranked Alabama’s season opener when he wondered if it really had been a good idea to go with two freshman quarterbacks.
After a shaky first quarter, including dual-threat true freshman Jalen Hurts fumbling on his first play, things worked out for the Crimson Tide in a 52-6 victory over No. 20 Southern Cal.
Just don’t ask Saban what the quarterback plans are moving forward for the defending national champion Tide.
“I made a decision for this game that whatever we did at quarterback was for now. … We made a decision today for now. That’s the only decision we made,” Saban said. “So I’m not speculating on what we’re going to do in the future.”
Alabama plays its home opener next Saturday against Western Kentucky before getting into SEC play the following weekend at No. 11 Ole Miss, the only team to beat the Tide in the regular season the last two seasons – and the Rebels did it both years.