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WATCH: Jalen Hurts completes Alabama’s improbable comeback with game-winning touchdown
By Paul Harvey
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That is not how the SEC Championship Game was expected to go, but what an ending it turned out to be!
No. 4 Georgia rolled into Saturday’s matchup against top-ranked Alabama and led for much of the game. The Bulldogs carried a 28-21 into the fourth quarter and even saw a banged up Tua Tagovailoa depart for the Crimson Tide.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts, previously a two-year starter now backing up Tagovailoa, came on in relief with a tall task at hand. Somehow, he led Alabama an a long, tedious drive to tie the score at 28. His highlights didn’t stop there.
After getting the ball back late in the fourth, Hurts continued his remarkable performance. He led the Tide down the field and capped the day with a scrambling, game-winning touchdown.
CBS Sports shared the video of Hurts’ clutch score:
Jalen Hurts scores a go-ahead touchdown with Tua Tagovailoa cheering him on.
You simply cannot make this up. pic.twitter.com/ngRf95vtL8
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 2, 2018
Hurts finished the game 7-for-9 passing for 82 yards and a touchdown. He added 28 yards rushing and another score on the ground.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.