CLOSE Sports Pulse: Sports reporters Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg give us their takes on how they think the game will play out USA TODAY The next eight days will be full of distractions for Alabama football, as quarterback Mac Jones made clear Friday night. Jones fended off one reporter asking about the Heisman Trophy, which will be awarded Tuesday night, with an answer straight out of the Nick Saban playbook: “That’s a rat-poison question.” Jones didn’t get a lethal dose, certainly not compared to his teammate, DeVonta Smith, the presumptive front-runner. However, with the way the rest of Friday night unfolded, even a drop of distraction might be dangerous. Ohio State crushed Clemson, 49-28, in New Orleans, dominating on both sides of the ball and changing the perception of its season with by far its best performance. Former Alabama player Barrett Jones, who did a good job as an analyst on…
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