Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa shared touching moment following Sunday Night Football matchup
There’s still a lot of respect between Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. The two former Alabama quarterbacks shared a nice moment following the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Dolphins and Eagles in Philadelphia.
This weekend marked the first time the two quarterbacks went head-to-head in the NFL. Hurts got the better end of the deal, with Philadelphia defeating Miami 31-17. The Eagles improved to 6-1 on the season while Miami dropped to 5-2.
Following the game, Tagovailoa and Hurts met at midfield to share some words with each other. It had to be a cool moment for the former teammates on such a big stage.
Tagovailoa and Hurts were both members of Alabama’s 2017-18 national championship squad. Hurts played for the Crimson Tide from 2016-18 before transferring to Oklahoma for his final season.
Tagovailoa was in Tuscaloosa from 2017-19.
Hurts ended Sunday’s game completing 23-of-31 passes for 279 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the win. He also rushed for 21 yards and a score on 11 carries.
Tagovailoa threw for 216 yards with a touchdown and pick while completing 23-of-32 throws. He was sacked three times for 10 yards in the loss.
SNF shares awesome video highlighting Tagovailoa, Hurts at Bama
Alabama fans got to relive a little bit of history prior to Sunday Night Football this week. With Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts going head-to-head in the Dolphins-Eagles games in primetime, NBC decided to highlight the former Crimson Tide stars.
The network put together a special video, highlighting the college careers of both Tagovailoa and Hurts. The two played together at Alabama, winning the national championship following the 2017 regular season.
Sunday night’s video was pretty awesome. Here’s a look at the tribute video, which aired prior to kickoff:
Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa lead Alabama to title in 2018 CFP
During the 2017 regular season, Hurts was Alabama’s starter, leading the Tide to an 11-1 record and reaching the College Football Playoff.
But the story of Hurts and Tagovailoa started in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Hurts struggled, completing just 3-of-8 passes for 21 yards and the Tide trailed Georgia 13-0 at halftime.
So Saban made the decision to bench Hurts and bring in Tagovailoa for the second half. That proved to be a smart decision.
Tagovailoa provided Alabama with a spark in the second half, outscoring Georgia 20-7 in the second half and forcing overtime at 20-20.
Alabama’s defense then held the Bulldogs to a field goal and Tagovailoa finished off the game by completing a 41-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith on 2nd-and-26 in overtime.
Tagovailoa ended the game completing 14-of-24 passes with 166 yards and three touchdowns. It was one of the wildest finishes to a college football season we’ve ever seen.