Lane Kiffin has never been shy about stirring the pot, even on the day after Alabama won another national championship.

Kiffin appeared as a guest on the Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning and made a shocking assertion. The former Alabama offensive coordinator said Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was set to transfer away from Tuscaloosa had he not played and played well in Monday's 26-23 victory over Georgia.

Patrick first asked Kiffin about the future of Jalen Hurts, whom Tagovailoa replaced at halftime with the Crimson Tide trailing 13-0.

"I think that's a great question," said Kiffin, who recently completed his first season as head coach at Florida Atlantic. "If this second half doesn't flip like this, and Alabama is moving the ball and doesn't change (quarterbacks), people that really know what's going on would tell you that Tua was leaving. Because Tua thought that he should be the starting quarterback and had outperformed him in practice and coach never gave him an opportunity."

"How this second half played out changes college football, because Tua is going to be one of the best quarterbacks in college football. He plays just like Steve Young."

Tagovailoa, a true freshman from Hawaii, completed 14 of 24 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns in Alabama's comeback win. He hit DeVonta Smith on a 41-yard touchdown for the winning points in overtime.

Hurts started all 14 games this season, with Tagovailoa appearing largely in mop-up duty. He finished the year with 636 yards and 11 touchdowns passing, with just two interceptions.

Asked to clarify his remarks that Tagovailoa would have transferred had he not played against Georgia, Kiffin replied, "No doubt."

"Now the story's gonna flip the other way, and the story is gonna be, is Jalen gonna leave?," Kiffin said. "Jalen is such a great competitor, he may not. But most guys would. ... That will be interesting to see."

Here's the video clip of Kiffin's remarks to Dan Patrick: