Alabama Football: QB Situation Could End Up Costing the Crimson Tide a BCS Title

Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron has gone from question mark to offensive leader in the span of eight games, and he’s notched wins in tough environments at Penn State and Florida and led the Tide to an undefeated 8-0 record and a No. 2 ranking in the BCS standings.

Still, we have to see if McCarron can sustain his success throughout a full season and if he can handle big late-game pressure moments.

The young sophomore signal-caller has looked mature and poised so far, but we have yet to see him trailing in the fourth quarter or having to deal with a constant barrage of pressure throughout a game.

You can only rely on running back Trent Richardson for so long before you have to win a game with your passing game.

We’ll get a great opportunity to see what McCarron’s made of when the tenacious LSU defense comes to town on Nov. 5.

This will be the most challenging game of the season for McCarron and it’s going to be very interesting to see how he responds.

If Alabama wants to win a national championship this season, the Tide will need McCarron to be an integral piece of the championship run.