section_path: College career/Alabama/Junior season
section_name: Junior season
paragraph_text: Junior season
  
  After Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide to victory in the National Championship the year before, questions arose if Hurts would remain the starting quarterback for Alabama. In the season opener against Louisville, Tagovailoa was the starter. Hurts came into the game in a rotation. He had 70 passing yards in the 51–14 victory. Tagovailoa was officially named the starter going into the next game against Arkansas State. In a backup role, Hurts earned significant playing time in the 2018 season. He made ten appearances in the regular season, passing for seven touchdowns.
  
  In the 2018 SEC Championship Game, he relieved an injured Tagovailoa and led the team to a 35–28 comeback victory against Georgia. Alabama moved to 13–0 and secured a spot in the College Football Playoff.
  
  Hurts completed his B.A. in communication and information sciences in December 2018.
  
  After Tagovailoa led the Crimson Tide to victory in the National Championship the year before, questions arose if Hurts would remain the starting quarterback for Alabama. In the season opener against Louisville, Tagovailoa was the starter. Hurts came into the game in a rotation. He had 70 passing yards in the 51–14 victory. Tagovailoa was officially named the starter going into the next game against Arkansas State. In a backup role, Hurts earned significant playing time in the 2018 season. He made ten appearances in the regular season, passing for seven touchdowns.
  
  In the 2018 SEC Championship Game, he relieved an injured Tagovailoa and led the team to a 35–28 comeback victory against Georgia. Alabama moved to 13–0 and secured a spot in the College Football Playoff.
  
  Hurts completed his B.A. in communication and information sciences in December 2018.