Jalen Hurts rallies Tide in fourth; Tua Tagovailoa expected to be OK, Nick Saban says Jalen Hurts came off the bench for an injured Tua Tagovailoa to lead Alabama to a come-from-behind victory over Georgia in the SEC championship game on Saturday night in Atlanta. Tagovailoa, considered the Heisman Trophy front-runner, rolled his ankle and had to be helped off the field with just over 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but he is expected to be OK, coach Nick Saban said afterward. "We're going to evaluate his ankle tomorrow, but I don't think it's going to be something that would keep him out," Saban said. "Maybe for a little while, but we probably won't practice for a couple of weeks anyways." Before his injury, Tagovailoa was having arguably his worst game of the year, competing just 10 of 25 passes for 164 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. But whatever his status moving forward, Alabama owes Saturday's 35-28 win to the play of Hurts, who was a two-year starter and won an SEC Offensive Player of the Year award before his benching this season. Hurts calmly guided the Crimson Tide to a game-tying touchdown with a 10-yard pass to Jerry Jeudy, capping a 16-play, 80-yard drive that consumed more than seven minutes. After Georgia was stuffed on a fake punt near midfield, Hurts took matters into his own hands for the winning score. Spotting an opening up the middle, he took off and weaved his way into the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:04 left that gave Alabama the lead and all but guaranteed its spot in the College Football Playoff this season. Hurts finished 7-of-9 for 82 yards and a touchdown and had five carries for 28 yards and a score. #RollTideNews @speedhustlechico
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