There's a lot to adjust to with Tua Tagovailoa officially Alabama's starting quarterback.

It all just looks so different when he's out there and it reaches beyond that left-handed delivery. He just operates unlike from quarterbacks who've stood behind center at this program.

Chief among those departures: His roundabout, spinning and twisting escapes from pressure that's becoming a hallmark of his style. It was on display in that first touchdown pass to Jerry Jeudy in which he slipped a sack and threw a dart.

It takes some adjustments for all involved in Alabama's offense and nobody is complaining.

"As a lineman," left tackle Jonah Williams said, "we kind of have this thing called a mental clock where you're sitting there (thinking), 'Well the ball should be out,' and you really have to erase that. You can't stop blocking after any point."

Tagovailoa has some of the Johnny Manziel in him. The former Texas A&M quarterback caused trouble for Alabama defenses in 2012 and 2013 with his crafty escapes from pass rush. He got away in any number of ways, but Tagovailoa looks most comfortable spinning away from the heat.

He did it again later in the first quarter on the short pass to DeVonta Smith that was eventually fumbled downfield. Tagovailoa was almost surrounded by a mix of offensive and defensive linemen before slipping free to find his receiver wide open.

"Generally, my job is to stay between the defender and the quarterback, so you have to feel where the defender's going, and react to it and adjust," Williams said. "I think that Tua has a good feel for the field and knows when he can slip out or try to get to the front of the pocket, something like that. Because it is tough as a tackle if he tries to escape out the back, because you're supposed to let him go way up field. But I think he has a good feel for it."

The role of receivers/tight ends downfield varies based on the situation.

"If somebody is in front of him and I'm not a viable option, I'll block for him," said tight end Irv Smith Jr. "If I have an opportunity to get open or get somebody else open. We do whatever it takes to make a play and get the chains moving."

Jeudy loves it.

"That's just natural to Tua," Jeudy said. "You know, Tua's used to doing all that spinning and stuff. Yeah."

They call it the scramble drill and it's repped pretty much every day.

It creates extra work for the defensive backfield who, like the offensive linemen, have to stay locked in longer than usual.

"It's very difficult," said Alabama defensive back Shyheim Carter. "We definitely have in a game and at practice, we have multiple guys that can do it, you know, run around and make plays with their feet. So, you're kind of a little shaky about that. Then you know they can throw it, too."

Saban after the Louisville win praised Tagovailoa's ability to keep his eyes downfield in those scramble situations. He sees what's developing downfield so when he finds some daylight, he knows where he's going with the ball.

It just creates a few interesting moments in the logjam near the line.

"I think a lot of times I'm blocking him and I see the defender go somewhere that he shouldn't go if he's set up (in the pocket), so I know he's doing something, creating an opening or making someone miss, something like that," Williams, the left tackle said. "It's exciting as an offensive lineman, I'm never going to complain about a quarterback making plays, even if I have to block for 45 seconds."

Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.