Amid Alabama’s ongoing quarterback battle between Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa, one thing, it seems, is certain:Hurts will remain with the Crimson Tide at least through the 2018 season.Alabama coach Nick Saban said as much in a Tuesday interview with ESPN, referencingan answer Blake Swihart Jersey he gave at SEC Media Days on whether the junior signal-caller would be on the roster thisseason. Saban had said he didn’t know, though he expectedhe would be.MORE: “Jalen actually came to me and said … ‘I am going to be here. I am going to be here. I came here to get an education. I graduate in December, and I’m going to be here,'” Saban toldESPN.That gives Alabama much-neededdepth at the position in 2018, though with the NCAA’s there’s no guarantee Hurts stays Fred Lynn Jersey at Alabama after if he can’t beat Tagovailoa in the quarterback battle.Although Hurtshas a 26-2 record as a starter, he struggled at times as a pa ser, prompting Saban to substitute Tagovailoa in the second half of the national title game against Georgia. Tagovailoa threw three touchdowns including the game-winner to one interception.This competition has dominated offseason headlines, and has only Ted Williams Jersey been elevated with the prospect of a potential transfer. Hurts’ father, Averion Hurts, said his son would be the if he lost the quarterback battle. Tagovailoa also said he’d before being placed in the title game.MORE: For his part, Saban is open ot the idea of using both quarterbacks in Pedro Martinez Jersey 2018.”If both guys can play a role and help us win, why wouldn’t we utilize both guys’ talents?” Saban said on ESPN. “This is something that has yet to be determined and it’s probably going to get decided at some point in time in fall camp.”That said, don’t expect a public answer until Alabama’s season-opener against Louisville on Sept. 1.
