It was a very newsworthy A-Day weekend in Tuscaloosa with many top prospects from coast-to-coast on campus. Alabama added a pair of out-of-state commitments, including a five-star running back. Alabama also lost one of its top verbal pledges in the 2016 class who decided to re-open his recruitment.
rbr opGo forth and do evil, 'crootin' specialists.
rbr opWe learned a lot about the 2015 Alabama football team over this last month or so. Favorites emerged at some positions, while depth was created at others. Let’s take a look at where the Crimson Tide stand by taking a stab at the depth chart now that spring ball has wrapped up.In May, we'll be breaking down the positions, player by player, and generally trying to take a more thorough stab at a depth chart. We will invariably be incorrect. Still, Torrence's effort seems about right for now.
A“We thought we were the better team so probably let our guards down & got complacent.” This was Cooper’s answer to Finebaum when the host asked about the tough loss at the hands of the Buckeyes in the semifinal game of the inaugural College Football Playoff.
rbr opmari Cooper about sums it up: Alabama just lost their way. That's partially on the players' headspaces and partially on the coaches. The author doesn't agree - he feels that the other teams (Utah, Oklahoma, Ohio State etc.) were just better that day. There is some of that, but it's very rare that the most talented team in the country is not the best team on the field.
Super Bowl-winning linebacker Dont'a Hightower was back in Tuscaloosa last weekend and he had a few words of wisdom to the current Alabama players.
Eight SEC quarterbacks won a total of nine national championships during the BCS era, but who among them was the best of the bunch? Check out how we ranked the title-winning QBs.