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WATCH: Tua Tagovailoa fires touchdown strike, shows precision accuracy to get Tide back in the game
By Cody McClure
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Alabama made a decision to bench starting quarterback Jalen Hurts for freshman Tua Tagovailoa at halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game vs. Georgia, and it appears to be paying off.
Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide down the field with precise accuracy in the third quarter for its first touchdown of the game — narrowing the margin to 13-7 at the time.
The freshman QB hit Henry Ruggs III for a beautiful 6-yard strike.
Tagovailoa had 46 yards passing on the drive, while Jalen Hurts had just 21 passing yards in the first half.
Check out Tagovailoa’s touchdown pass, courtesy of this video posted to Twitter by @BarstoolAlabama:
Tua giving us LIFE. pic.twitter.com/0RilugFvNM
— Barstool Bama (@BarstoolAlabama) January 9, 2018
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
