He has deferred before
by gordonbombay (2021-01-04 10:38:12)

In reply to: Yes and yes. He has always done it....  posted by MarineDomer


I think he did defer a few times in 2012 after it became clear what side of the ball was our best.

I understand why he took the ball against Alabama, since the most likely outcome of kicking was being down 7-0 very quickly.