3. Mac Jones, Najee Harris, and the Alabama stars showed up
The headliners came through with everything Bama fans could’ve wanted.
Mac Jones didn’t throw any picks, he did a great job of not forcing anything, he never gave Notre Dame anything to work off of, and he came up with a nearly perfect performance.
Jones connected on 25-of-30 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns averaging close to ten yards per pass – the Heisman-caliber quarterback played like it.
His completion percentage would’ve been even better if a check down throw wasn’t dropped by a certain running back who looked up the field too quickly.
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— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 2, 2021
Najee Harris might not be a Heisman finalist, but he’s the one who’s the real foundation and rock for this offense that comes up with so many high-flying plays. He had the game’s signature moment on the 53-yard run and big hurdle, running 15 times for 125 yards and catching four passes for 30 yards.
Jones spread it around – even to himself, catching his own batted pass – and he was able to find some other guy who’s pretty good …