Inside College Football: Alabama Crimson Tide

Inside College Football: Alabama Crimson Tide — page 5
DRAFT SUCCESS picked off another pass and returned it for a touchdown The 24-6 lead was Close to 300 Alabama players all they would need The Tide upset have been drafted by NFL teams Clemson to move on to the national The 2018 draft was no different Alabama set a school record with championship game 12 players selected over the draft's This opponent would be familiar seven rounds Four of those players as well Alabama and Georgia were were taken in the first round longtime Southeastern Conference But the loss of so much talent SEC rivals But they'd never faced didn't affect the Tide much They each other with this much at stake reloaded and were back in the CFP the next season Early on Alabama failed to rise to the occasion The first half was a disaster Hurts completed just three of eight passes Georgia took a 13 o lead into the half Saban decided to make a bold move He replaced Hurts with freshman Tua Tagovailoa Tagovailoa hadn't played much in 2017. But he looked like an experienced pro against Georgia He threw a touchdown pass on Alabama's second possession of the second half Then with time winding down in the fourth quarter he threw another to tie the game at 20 sending it to overtime Georgia kicked a field goal on its first possession That meant a touchdown would win it for Alabama But disaster struck on the first play Tagovailoa took a sack for a 16 yard loss He needed to recover On the very next play he looked to his left and saw wide receiver 8