Jacob Myers | NCAA.com | September 1, 2018 Tua Tagovailoa starts at QB for Alabama, throws circus touchdown pass on opening drive Our top 5 college QBs may surprise you. Share Tua Tagovailoa wasted little time proving why he won the most hotly-contested quarterback battle in the country. After entering the game on the opening drive for the Alabama Crimson Tide as its starting quarterback (instead of last year's starter, Jalen Hurts), Tagovailoa produced one of the top highlights of the first weekend with a spinning touchdown pass off his back foot: Tua Tagovailoa picking up where he left off for Bama pic.twitter.com/fEaAcHpxUd — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 2, 2018 After moving to his right, the sophomore spun away from a defender, somehow maintaining his balance, and threw a strike to wideout Jerry Jeudy. Tagovailoa burst onto the scene last year when the true freshman entered the national championship in the second half and won Offensive MVP while leading Alabama to a title win over Georgia. The opening drive of Saturday’s game in Tampa, Florida, against Louisville went seven plays for 65 yards and a score while taking just 3:05. RELATED: 15 under-the-radar players in college football Tagovailoa completed all four passes on that drive for 60 yards and gave coach Nick Saban justification for making him the starter. Undefeated college football teams in 2021 Here are the last remaining undefeated teams for the 2021 season. READ MORE Here's the likelihood of a team making the College Football Playoff after an undefeated start through Week 6 We took a big-picture approach and examined the seasons since the start of the College Football Playoff to analyze what percentage of undefeated teams, on a weekly basis, ultimately made the CFP. READ MORE College football rankings: Cincinnati climbs, Oregon, Florida fall in AP Top 25 poll for Week 6 Here's everything you need to know about the latest AP Top 25 poll from Oct. 3, 2021. READ MORE