Those who were in attendance at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday got to see what was seemingly a very interesting and eventful scrimmage, one that appears to have gone well for Alabama's top two quarterbacks and not so well for the Crimson Tide secondary.

While the scrimmage was closed to the media, here are some notes and takeaways based on information shared by sources:

-- After a not so great performance in Alabama's first preseason scrimmage, Jalen Hurts bounced back and did very well on Saturday. Hurts threw at least two touchdowns -- one to freshman Jaylen Waddle and one to Henry Ruggs -- and nearly had another on a long pass to Waddle that ended with Waddle getting knocked out of bounds just short of the end zone. Also, after throwing three interceptions during that first scrimmage, Hurts didn't have any on Saturday. While both of the top two quarterbacks had good overall days, it seems like Hurts may have had the better overall performance. Tua Tagovailoa started slow, took a safety at one point, had some near-interceptions and took a couple bad sacks. He did, however, end up throwing at least three touchdowns with no interceptions. The touchdowns were long balls to Waddle and Xavian Marks and a nicely-thrown pass that he squeezed in to a tight space to Derek Kief, who made a diving catch in the end zone.

-- Tagovailoa got the start with the first-team offense, but both quarterbacks rotated with the ones throughout the scrimmage. At this point, I'm expecting the competition to carry over into the season and for both quarterbacks to play in at least that first game against Louisville.

-- As you could probably tell from the first section about the quarterbacks, Waddle had a big day. He was the star of the scrimmage and is definitely expected to be a factor for Alabama this season, on offense and possibly on special teams, too. The Texas native got some reps with the first-team offense Saturday and it seems like he may have also been the first-team punt returner.

-- Junior running back Josh Jacobs continues to have an excellent preseason. After a good first scrimmage, Jacobs was a standout again on Saturday. As we've noted before, he's back healthy and -- as he has throughout fall camp -- apparently looked fast and elusive on Saturday while also running tough and making some plays as a pass-catcher out of the backfield. It seems like he could end up playing a bigger role this season than some may be expecting. It wasn't just Jacobs on Saturday, though. The other running backs apparently had some good moments, too -- Damien Harris, Brian Robinson and freshman Jerome Ford.

-- Lastly, as noted above, it wasn't a good day for Alabama's secondary.

"We didn't play very well today," Tide coach Nick Saban said of the young defensive backs. "They gave up a lot of big plays and made a lot of mental errors. I'm not pointing out anybody or anything, but we need to do better. We need to play better as a group. We have some individuals that are playing well and some guys that need to play with a lot more discipline, eye control and understand what they do."