'Author Tom Wolfe wrote that test pilot Chuck Yeager and America’s early astronauts were made of 'the right stuff,' JoeGoodmanJr writes. 'It’s how they thrived under pressure when others might have crashed and burned. Hurts has that same stuff, too.'
Everyone remembers Hurts being benched for Tua Tagovailoa in the 2018 College Football Playoff national championship game, but Hurts shined in that moment of personal struggle, too. It was Hurts’ positive spirit as a teammate that encouraged Tagovailoa at halftime, during the second half and then in overtime. Afterwards, Hurts and Tagovailoa celebrated together, and then Hurts did the unthinkable and actually returned to Alabama for a junior season as a backup.Super Bowl LVII is at 5:30 p.m.
Author Tom Wolfe wrote that test pilot Chuck Yeager and America’s early astronauts were made of “the right stuff.” It’s how they thrived under pressure when others might have crashed and burned. Hurts has that same stuff, too. In the entire history of college football, did a quarterback ever pull on his helmet for more games of significance over the course of a career? He suited up in every College Football Playoff from 2016 to 2019, was the starter in three and maybe should have been the starter in all four. It’s difficult to find anyone who even comes close to Hurts’ absurd measure of team greatness. It’s unparalleled in its brilliance.
In the modern game, quarterbacks Matt Leinhart of USC and Trevor Lawrence of Clemson can be included in Hurts’ exclusive club of high stakes. There are others. Hurts was the captain of colossal college pressure, though, and he carries all of that experience into the biggest game of all.
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