“I mean, the completion percentage that he had, the accuracy, the command of the offense, the understanding of coverage and getting the ball to the right guys, consistency in performance, a guy that's played awesome. “I think Mac Jones had a phenomenal season,” Saban said Tuesday. 13 ranked Texas A&M before passing for 417 yards in back-to-back shootout wins against Ole Miss and then-No. During a three-week span in October, he threw for 435 yards during a 52-24 win over then-No. Jones passed for 418 yards and five touchdowns with one interception during Alabama’s 52-46 victory over Florida in the SEC Championship Game. Along with his single-season school records in passing yards, completion percentage and quarterback efficiency, the right-hander has also tossed five of Alabama’s 11 400-yard games.Īll five of those came this season, typically in the Tide’s toughest games. Once the forgotten member of Alabama’s quarterback room, Jones will now go down as one of the most celebrated Tide players in program history. When you put your mind to something, believe in your teammates and coaches, you can get things done.” It just goes to show that anything is possible. Two national championships, one kind of watching from the sideline, one getting a chance to play. “Just the class that we had coming in, the four teams that I played on throughout my career here, I just am so blessed to be on each team. “In terms of legacy, I mean, I just think it's cool,” Jones said following Monday night’s championship win. Meanwhile, Jones’ 203.06 passer efficiency rating passed the NCAA single-season record of 201.96 set by LSU’s Joe Burrow last year. His 77.4 percent completion rate tops the previous NCCA single-season best of 76.7 percent set by Texas’ Colt McCoy in 2008. Jones also took down a pair of national records as well. His 41 passing touchdowns were just two away from tying Tagovailoa’s single-season mark set over 15 games in 2018. Through 13 games, the Heisman Trophy finalist set the school’s single-season passing record with 4,500 yards through the air. In fact, Jones surpassed that duo during his lone season as the starter for Alabama. Not bad for a former scout-team quarterback who began his career in the shadows behind Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa. In doing so, he set national championship game records in passing yards and competitions. Jones’ storybook season concluded with a fitting ending as he completed 36 of 45 passes for 464 yards and five touchdowns during Alabama’s 52-24 victory over Ohio State in Monday’s national championship game. “From a scout-team QB to a national championship.” “Can you believe this?” he told Nick Saban. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo=Īs the crimson and white confetti rained down from Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night, Mac Jones turned to his head coach with a smile. VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg 元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg
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