Bryce Young met the hype head-on in Alabama's season opener.
After spending the spring and summer under a spotlight as the Crimson Tide's projected successor to Mac Jones, the second-year player kept things rolling for an offense that set program records in 2020 and may again lead the SEC in most major offensive categories a year later.
He wasn't the only SEC quarterback to start the 2021 season in style. Matt Corral keyed an Ole Miss win against Louisville. Kentucky's Will Levis was outstanding in his first game since transferring in from the Big Ten.
But no quarterback in the SEC or elsewhere had a better Week 1 than Young.