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Posted on 8/4/19 at 4:15 pm to RollTide66
Posted on 8/4/19 at 4:15 pm to RollTide66
LINK ]Alabama Football: Sal and sons could settle in Tuscaloosa by Ronald Evans
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Alabama football has already benefitted greatly from the Sunseri family. Don’t be surprised if those benefits grow in the future.
Alabama football coach Sal Sunseri knows all too well it is not easy to be a college football coach. It is especially difficult for those being fortunate enough to coach at a top tier Power Five program. Nowhere is it more difficult than in Tuscaloosa, AL.
The Crimson Tide assistants sacrifice a lot. So do their families. At this point in the conversation, critics would like to jump in and blame Nick Saban for the intense challenges on the Alabama football staff. Arguably there is no other program which operates under the intense pressure of Alabama football. But there are plenty of head coaches trying to bring that same pressure of expectations and performance to their programs. And most of them are driving their staffs as hard as Nick Saban.
Sal Sunseri is a journeyman in the classic sense of the worse. He has toiled long and hard to learn and practice his craft. There has been a heavy price. In 35 seasons as a football coach, Sal has worked at 11 schools and two NFL teams. Take away his eight, early years at Pitt and his seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Sal has changed employers on an average of every 1.8 seasons.
Career enhancing or not, that is a lot of uprooting a family. Sal and his wife, Roxann know the frequent packing cardboard boxes was the easy part. The hard part was uprooting children from their friends. They will also say it made the family bonds even stronger.
After Vinnie Sunseri committed to play Alabama football he explained how important it was to play where his dad coached.
“My family was here. I was never able to be with my dad because he was always out recruiting and coaching other players.
He (Vinnie) wanted to play for the defense his dad helped lead as the Crimson Tide’s outside linebackers coach, a job he took in 2009. He wanted a high-five or a chest-bump from Sal as soon as he stepped off the field, not months later by the Christmas tree.
It did not work out the way Vinnie envisioned. Sal was summoned to Knoxville to become the Tennessee Defensive Coordinator. He ended up coaching against Vinnie.
Fast forward to 2019 and the Sunseri clan of football playing and coaching men are all in Tuscaloosa. Sal is the outside linebackers coach. Sons, Tino and Vinnie are on the football support staff. Tino’s football career was at his father’s alma mater, Pitt. Tino was a three-year starter at quarterback. Alabama football fans fondly remember Vinnie as a hard-hitting, ball-hunter.
Nick Saban develops coaches almost as well as he develops players. But his off-field guys are almost always expected to pay dues on the field elsewhere before having a chance to move up in Tuscaloosa. Could either Tino or Vinnie be an exception? The answer lies in the future. If Sal believes anchoring his career in Tuscaloosa aids his son’s future opportunities … there may be a Sunseri (or more) in Tuscaloosa for a long time to come.
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Posted on 8/4/19 at 5:01 pm to RollTide66
Posted on 8/4/19 at 5:31 pm to RollTide66
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Alabama football, Offensive Coordinator, Steve Sarkisian spoke to the media before Fan Day. Based on his attitude and comments, the Tide offense can be better than last season.
This post was edited on 8/4/19 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 8/4/19 at 6:27 pm to SummerOfGeorge
One of Duke's best defensive players, CB Mark Gilbert, out indefinitely with hip surgery.
Posted on 8/4/19 at 6:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Well this is the craps. Facing a great ACC team and now it will be like playing against L8U last year in the 1st half without their star LB and just about like the NC game with uT-A after they lost their QB. No one will give the Bama team their due for the win.... always hear, yaBUT... yaBUT if we had our total defensive team... (insert sarcasm emoticon here)...
Posted on 8/4/19 at 7:05 pm to RollTide66
LINK ]CECIL HURT: Fair or not, Sark in no-win situation By Cecil Hurt - August 4, 2019 quote:
While it may appear new (or old-but-new-again) University of Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is in a no-win situation, that’s not entirely accurate.
Sarkisian can win, if a few things happen — Alabama dominates every game, scores an unprecedented number of points, shatters a stack of school record and produces a Heisman winner in the process. Short of that, fair or not, Sarkisian is going to hear about it.
That’s not entirely out of the ordinary. Since the days when quarterbacks called their own plays, offensive coordinators have been second-guessed and sometimes harshly criticized by fans who react strongly to every play that isn’t a touchdown, or even a first down. There have been some who were popular for their innovations (Homer Smith) or their play-calling (Lane Kiffin) but the job comes with high expectations.
Sarkisian has a good reputation from his USC days and Alabama head coach Nick Saban (as well as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa) seem comfortable with him. Sometimes he is mentioned as “not winning” the 2016 championship game against Clemson, not exactly a fair sample size given (a) the fact he was literally called on to take over for Kiffin between the semifinals and the finals, (b) the injury to Bo Scarborough and (c) the play of Deshaun Watson. Furthermore, his two-year stint with the NFL Atlanta Falcons was not universally viewed with approval, although the structure of an NFL team makes it hard to assign blame to one assistant coach.
Most importantly, though, Sarkisian is perceived as having been given the keys to a Ferrari this fall, given the Crimson Tide’s roster of offensive talent. The machine will probably run well as long as the oil is changed and the tires are rotated (and there is no catastrophic collision) but will it hit on all cylinders?
“It’s very similar to when I went to Atlanta and they were just coming off going to the Super Bowl, and Matt Ryan was MVP and (we had) Julio Jones, so I’m a little bit accustomed to stepping into this role of taking over an offense,” Sarkisian said at Alabama’s Media Day in Saturday, the one preseason opportunity to visit with the coordinators. “I even go back to 2005 when I had been with the Oakland Raiders and I came back to USC the year after Matt Leinart had won the Heisman and they had won the national championship beating Oklahoma. This isn’t as foreign to me.
“I think you come in and you try to evaluate the whole thing. We say, ‘OK, how can I help this team continue to get better? How can I help these players improve and put them in the best position to have success, not only short term but long term?’ That’s our job as coaches. And then buying into the entire organization, and the program, and the values of the organization. That’s kind of my mindset – what I can do to help, do my part to put us in the best position to be successful.
“I think it starts with running the football,” he continued. “Every year I’ve called plays in college football I’ve always had a 1,000-yard rusher (Alabama did not have one last season, a slightly deceptive statistic given the shared production of Josh Jacobs, Damien Harris and Najee Harris.) When you can run the football, you can play-action pass. The play-action pass game is a quarterback’s best friend. Defenses are trying to stop the run and now you can create throwing lanes down the field for explosive plays. And then an efficient passing game, high percentage completion-type passing game where you get the ball in your playmaker’s hands in space to go create plays.”
That is a time-tested (and undoubtedly Saban-approved) model for offensive football. It will be fascinating to gauge development over the next four weeks and the Crimson Tide season opener against Duke — and then to see the numbers on the scoreboard.
Reach Cecil Hurt at cecil@tidesports.com or via Twitter @cecilhurt
Posted on 8/4/19 at 8:33 pm to RollTide66
Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban with first year offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa | Getty
LINK ]Nick Saban more than pleased with new assistant coaches Kyle Henderson • BamaInsider @Rivals_Kyle
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With Alabama football team's 2019 preseason practice now underway, it's time for a new edition of The 3-2-1, where we share three things we've learned, two questions we're asking, and a prediction.
In this installment, we'll take a closer look at how the new assistant coaches are fitting into place, discuss Sarkisian’s offensive approach, as well as talk about fall camp position battles. Three Things We've Learned
1. Saban is very pleased with the new assistant coaches
Alabama has seven new assistant coaches going into the 2019 season: Steve Sarkisian (new offensive coordinator), Kyle Flood (new offensive line coach), Charles Huff (new running backs coach), Holman Wiggins (new receivers coach), Brian Baker (new defensive line coach), Sal Sunseri (new outside linebacker coach), and Charles Kelly (new safeties coach).
“I’m really pleased with the way the new coaching staff has come together,” said Saban during his first press conference of the season. “We have new leadership on both sides and those guys have done a really good job of developing relationships with the players, they are very knowledgeable, well organized, do a good of leadership, and the coaching staff has fell into place very nicely as well.” Saban also promoted Pete Golding who was already on staff listed as a “inside linebackers coach/co-defensive coordinator” to defensive coordinator for this season and the offense has found a quick transition from last year’s offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as Sarkisian served as an offensive analyst at Alabama in 2016 before being promoted to the offensive coordinator at Alabama for the 2017 national title game.
Sarkisian then took the offensive coordinator job with the Atlanta Falcons and now finds himself back at Alabama with a quarterback he’s very familiar with in Tua Tagovailoa. Sarkisian recruited Tagovailoa when Sarkisian was the head coach at USC in 2015. “I’ve known Sarkisian ever since he was at USC as he recruited me,” Said Tagovailoa during media day.
“Then, when he came to Alabama, he was helping out and still trying to recruit me to come to Alabama. When I came in, he was actually supposed to be the offensive coordinator, then he went to Atlanta.” Tagovailoa also mentioned that before fall camp, him and Sarkisian got together for dinner to go over things Tagovailoa had seen from the guys during the summer in terms of development and leadership from the players.
2. Sarkisian’s offense philosophy is run first
Sarkisian was asked during media day about his offensive philosophy and despite inheriting the best receiving corps in the nation, Sarkisian spoke of the run first. “My philosophy starts with running the football,” Sarkisian said.
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1. What position battles are taking place?
2. Which true freshmen have caught our eye?
One prediction
Posted on 8/4/19 at 9:23 pm to RollTide66
I just watched Pete Goldings presser. Night and frickin day from the Tosh Lupoi one last season. He's ready to go
Posted on 8/4/19 at 9:56 pm to Dubosed
Obviously.
Posted on 8/4/19 at 10:28 pm to Dubosed
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I just watched Pete Goldings presser. Night and frickin day from the Tosh Lupoi one last season. He's ready to go
Both Sark and Golding were fantastic. Golding absolutely has the future head coach Saban DC thing going on.
Sark is just frickin impressive. He's the most underrated hire of the offseason in college football.
Posted on 8/4/19 at 11:01 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Terrell Lewis @_Real24_
First day in pads tomorrow... I got a lot of sh*t to get off my chest...
6:40 PM · Aug 4, 2019
I hope and pray Lewis stays heathly.
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 5:39 am
Posted on 8/5/19 at 5:52 am to TidalSurge1
LINK ]All in this together: No big egos for DeVonta Smith, UA receivers
By TideSports - August 4, 2019 By Hunter Jones/Special to The Tuscaloosa News
By TideSports - August 4, 2019 By Hunter Jones/Special to The Tuscaloosa News
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DeVonta Smith is looking to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2018. In an Alabama receiver group that boasts Biletnikoff winner Jerry Jeudy, potential first-round NFL Draft pick Henry Ruggs III and SEC Freshman of the Year Jaylen Waddle, Smith will be fighting for reps in one of the deepest position groups in the country. However, he sees it as an opportunity for a lot of team success.
“I think it’s really difficult try to cover four guys that have great speed and just able to get the ball out in space and be able to do more things with it,” Smith said.
Another perk of a deep receiving group is being able to watch the other guys in practice.
“We all learn from each other, so it’s not like when you get out you’re just not paying attention, like you’re paying attention to what the other receivers are doing because we all learn from each other,” Smith said.
One common stereotype of wide receivers is they want the ball every play. With an outstanding group like the one at Alabama, that could complicate things. But Smith said this receiving group is different.
“It’s great, just us knowing that everybody is happy for each other, it makes the room just lighten up more,” Smith said. “It’s not a room where people are hating on each other, it’s a room where everybody is happy for each other, and I think that just brings the best out in all of us.”
Crimson Tide free safety Xavier McKinney was asked to describe each receiver using just one word. He used one for all of them: fast.
“They are all the same, literally, they all do the same stuff the same exact way,” McKinney said. “They might not be in that road to showcase that, but in practice, if you go to the practice and you watch, you’ll see it, there’s no difference.”
Despite having only eight catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns in his freshman season, Smith put himself on the map when he caught the now-famous 41-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in overtime to win the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. Despite a hamstring injury slowing down Smith’s sophomore season, he still finished with 42 catches for 693 yards and six touchdowns.
“Injuries are a part of the game, but like I said there is still, in my opinion, there’s no drop-off,” McKinney said. “From Smitty (Smith) to Jude (Jeudy), from Jude to Ruggs, from Ruggs to Waddle, really none of the guys. Even the guys that aren’t playing like, they’re just as good as the guys that are playing, but you know they just got to wait their time, but you know all of those guys are real talented.”
Posted on 8/5/19 at 6:00 am to RollTide66
LINK ]Alabama Crimson Tide projected football depth chart Tony Tsoukalas • BamaInsider @Tony_Tsoukalas
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Alabama began its fall camp last week, holding two workouts including an open practice inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Now that we’ve seen the Crimson Tide in action, we can begin to project how it might line up this season.
With that said, here is our projected look at Alabama’s depth chart. (OFFENSE):
QB
Tua Tagovailoa, Jr., No. 13
Mac Jones, R-So., No. 10
Taulia Tagovailoa, Fr., No. 5
Paul Tyson, Fr., No. 15
Outlook: No surprises here. There might be an eventual battle for the backup role, but as things stand at the beginning of camp Mac Jones is Alabama’s No. 2 at the position. Nick Saban spoke highly of the redshirt sophomore this summer, calling him a “really bright guy,” and stating that the team was “confident that he’s capable.”
RB
Najee Harris, Jr., No. 22
Brian Robinson Jr., Jr., No. 24
Trey Sanders, Fr., No. 26
Jerome Ford, R-Fr., No. 27
Keilan Robinson, Fr., No. 2
Outlook: Najee Harris should be Alabama’s No. 1 back, but will he get the corresponding carries? Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian was asked if the junior has the capability of getting 20-25 carries a game this season. While Sarkisian said Alabama might lean on Harris in certain situations, it appears that the Crimson Tide will continue to share carries among its backs this year.
“You know ideally we want Najee to be fresh and continue to get better as the season goes on, and later in the year," Sarkisian said. "So you manage those number of carries, importantly, as the games go. There may be games in which he is that total bell-cow and we have to go the way we need to go to do what we need to do to win the game. There may be other games in which it’s not as many.”
Alabama has several talented options outside of Harris. Brian Robinson Jr. should finally get his opportunity to step into the spotlight, while five-star freshman Trey Sanders was Alabama’s top recruit in this year’s class. Redshirt freshman Jerome Ford has been working ahead of Sanders as Alabama’s third back and could also be a player to watch.
TE
Major Tennison, R-So., No. 88
Cameron Latu, R-Fr., No. 81
Michael Parker, R-Fr. No. 80
TE-H
Miller Forristall, R-Jr., No. 87
Giles Amos, Sr., No. 40
Jahleel Billingsley, Fr., No.19
Outlook: Miller Forristall has been limited with a foot injury but should return to practice in the coming days. He joins Major Tennison as the only two tight ends on the roster to record a reception at the college level. Unsurprisingly, those two appear to be Alabama’s top options at the position. It will be interesting to see if walk-on Giles Amos and former outside linebacker Cameron Latu continue to make significant strides this fall. Freshman Jahleel Billingsley should also serve as a nice pass-catching option.
WR-Z
Henry Ruggs III, Jr., No. 11
Slade Bolden, R-Fr., No. 18
John Metchie, Fr., No. 3
WR-X
DeVonta Smith, Jr., No. 6
Tyrell Shavers, R-So., No. 14
Xavier Williams, R-Fr., No. 9
WR-H
Jerry Jeudy, Jr., No. 4
Jaylen Waddle, So., No. 17
Chadarius Townsend, R-So., No. 12
Outlook: The question here is how will Alabama manage to get its top four receivers on the field at the same time. Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs III, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle combined for 3,597 yards and 38 touchdowns through the air and return as the nation’s top quartet. Alabama will likely use more four-receiver sets in order to spread defenses out and utilize its many weapons at the position. Outside of the top four, 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore Tyrell Shavers could serve as a red-zone threat. Redshirt freshman Slade Bolden has also looked impressive during practice, while freshman John Metchie earned MVP honors on A-Day.
LT
Alex Leatherwood, Jr., No. 70
Scott Lashley, R-Jr., No. 76
Tanner Bowles, Fr., No. 51
Kendall Randolph, R-So., No. 60
LG
Emil Ekiyor Jr., R-Fr., No. 55
Evan Neal, Fr., No. 73
Pierce Quick, Fr., No. 72
C
Chris Owens, R-Jr., No. 79
Hunter Brannon, R-So., No. 50
Darrian Dalcourt, Fr., No. 71
RG
Matt Womack, R-Sr., No. 77
Deonte Brown, R-Jr., No. 65
Landon Dickerson, R-Jr., No. 69
RT
Jedrick Wills, Jr., No. 74
Tommy Brown, R-Fr., No. 75
Amari Kight, Fr., No. 78
Outlook: Two practices into fall camp, nothing has changed from the way Alabama lined up this spring. However, that could still change moving forward. The two tackle positions appear locked with Jedrick Wills Jr. remaining at right tackle and Alex Leatherwood shifting from right guard to left tackle. Matt Womack appears to be in good shape to win the starting spot at right guard, while Chris Owens is the favorite to start at center. The biggest battle might come at the left guard position as Emil Ekiyor Jr. will look to hold off 6-foot-7, 360-pound five-star freshman Evan Neal. Deonte Brown might also work his way back into the first-team offense once he serves out the four remaining games on his NCAA suspension.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 6:03 am to RollTide66
LINK ]Alabama Crimson Tide projected football depth chart Tony Tsoukalas • BamaInsider @Tony_Tsoukalas
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Alabama began its fall camp last week, holding two workouts including an open practice inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Now that we’ve seen the Crimson Tide in action, we can begin to project how it might line up this season.
With that said, here is our projected look at Alabama’s depth chart. (DEFENSE):
DE
Raekwon Davis, Sr., No. 99
Phidarian Mathis, R-So., No. 48
Christian Barmore, R-Fr., No. 58
Braylen Ingraham, Fr., No. 52
DT
D.J. Dale, Fr., No. 94
Stephon Wynn, R-Fr., No. 90
Ishmael Sopsher, Fr., No. 95
Tevita Musika, Sr., No. 91
DE
La’Bryan Ray, Jr., No. 89
Justin Eboigbe, Fr., No. 92
Antonio Alfano, Fr., No. 56
Byron Young, Fr., No. 47
Outlook: Alabama has been without LaBryan Ray as he has been limited by an ankle injury. While the junior defensive end is expected to return in time for the Crimson Tide’s season-opener against Duke on Aug. 31, his absence has allowed freshman Justin Eboigbe to break into the first-team defense. Speaking of freshmen, D.J. Dale is the favorite to land the starting nose guard role. Dale made waves during spring camp and has dropped 15 pounds since then, now weighing in at 6-foot-3, 308 pounds. Five-star freshman Antonio Alfano is another name to watch at the position once he acclimates himself to the next level.
Sam
Terrell Lewis, R-Jr.
Ben Davis, R-Jr., No. 1
Kevin Harris II, Fr., No. 44
Jarez Parks, R-Fr., No. 23
Mike
Dylan Moses, Jr., No. 32
Jaylen Moody, So., No. 42
Markail Benton, R-So., No. 36
Will
Joshua McMillon, R-Sr.
Ale Kaho, So., No. 10
Shane Lee, Fr., No. 35
Christian Harris, Fr., No. 8
Jack
Anfernee Jennings, R-Sr., No. 33
Christopher Allen, R-So., No. 4
King Mwikuta, Fr., No. 30
Outlook: The biggest battle at linebacker comes at the Will position as redshirt senior Joshua McMillon will look to hold off a host of young talent. While McMillon might not be as physically gifted as other players at the position, defensive coordinator Pete Golding said his understanding of the game helps set him apart from the Crimson Tide’s other options.
Alabama will need to build depth at the outside linebacker position due to the loss of Eyabi Anoma. Redshirt sophomore Christopher Allen looks to be Alabama’s most reliable option outside of starters Anfernee Jennings and Terrell Lewis. Freshman Kevin Harris II is an intriguing prospect but will need to add bulk to his 6-foot-4, 222-pound frame. After slipping into anonymity in recent years, former five-star Ben Davis has been working with the second-team unit early in camp.
CB
Trevon Diggs, Sr., No. 7
Jalyn Armour-Davis, R-Fr., No. 22
Scooby Carter, Fr., No. 11
CB
Josh Jobe, So., No. 28
Marcus Banks, Fr., No. 26
Nigel Knott, R-Jr., No. 13
Brandon Turnage, Fr., No. 14
Star
Patrick Surtain II, So., No. 2
Shyheim Carter, Sr., No. 5
Jalyn Armour-Davis, R-Fr., No. 22
S
Jared Mayden, Sr., No. 21 / Shyheim Carter, Sr., No. 5
Eddie Smith, So., No. 25
DeMarcco Hellams, Fr., No. 29
S
Xavier McKinney, Jr., No. 15
Daniel Wright, R-So., No. 3
Jordan Battle, Fr., No. 6
Outlook: Sophomore Josh Jobe appears to have broken into Alabama’s first-team defense as Patrick Surtain II has moved to Star when the Crimson Tide has worked out of the nickel package. Jared Mayden received the bulk of the first-team reps next to Xavier McKinney at safety during Saturday’s open practice. If Jobe continues to lock down a starting spot at cornerback, the battle between Mayden and Carter at safety might be one to watch. Carter has also spent time at Star and has the capability to play at any position across the secondary. Regardless of how things work out, he should see plenty of action this season.
After missing last season with an ACL injury, Jayln Armour-Davis is another versatile option. The redshirt freshman has lined up at both cornerback and Star in practice. Alabama’s secondary saw an influx of young talent this offseason as it brought in five freshman defensive backs. Of that group, Marcus Banks seems to be making a great first impression to start camp.
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 6:09 am
Posted on 8/5/19 at 6:07 am to RollTide66
LINK ]Alabama Crimson Tide projected football depth chart Tony Tsoukalas • BamaInsider @Tony_Tsoukalas
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Alabama began its fall camp last week, holding two workouts including an open practice inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Now that we’ve seen the Crimson Tide in action, we can begin to project how it might line up this season.
With that said, here is our projected look at Alabama’s depth chart. (Specialists):
PK
Will Reichard, Fr., No. 16
Joseph Bulovas, R-So., No. 97
KO
Will Reichard, Fr., No. 16
Joseph Bulovas, R-So., 97
P
Skyler DeLong, So., No. 12
Will Reichard, Fr., No. 16
Mike Bernier (Not listed on official roster)
KR
Jaylen Waddle, So., No. 17 /Brian Robinson, Jr., No. 24
Henry Ruggs III, Jr., No. 11 / Najee Harris, Jr., No. 22
PR
Jaylen Waddle, So., No. 17
Slade Bolden, R-Fr., No. 18
Xavier Williams, R-Fr., No. 9
Holder
Mac Jones, R-So., No. 10
Tua Tagovailoa, Jr., No. 13
LS
Thomas Fletcher, Jr., No. 45
Outlook: The media doesn’t get much opportunity to examine the special teams unit. We saw a few punting drills Saturday as Skyler DeLong and Will Reichard both booted balls in the rain. Reichard seemed to outperform DeLong in the open practice, but DeLong had a more impressive showing during the A-Day game. That battle should continue to rage on throughout camp. As for the kicking game, Reichard seems to hold the momentum over Joseph Bulovas heading into camp.
Waddle led Alabama’s punt return duties during Saturday’s open practice. He was joined by redshirt freshmen Slade Bolden and Xavier Williams as well as Shyheim Carter, Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith. During SEC Media Days, Saban mentioned that Henry Ruggs III and Jaylen Waddle could both be options for kick return duty.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 7:16 am to TidalSurge1
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I hope and pray Lewis stays heathly.
I hope and pray he does not hurt anyone in practice with that quote.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 7:34 am to TideWarrior
Looking at the projected depth chart for a team that can win it all, what I find amazing is that over 2/3 of that roster is underclassman that will return next year. And 1/2 of the upperclassman will as well. Meaning around 75% of the three deep roster will back next year. Team is stacked. 
Posted on 8/5/19 at 7:48 am to TideWarrior
I see a glass more than 1/2 full also. With the comments by Golding on Saturday about Defensive rotation (something that has hurt the team in the past few years), I am excited about seeing this come true and see lots of these guys on the field, building depth for tomorrow
Posted on 8/5/19 at 7:53 am to TideWarrior
Jumping ahead a year, that may be our closest team to a “rebuild”. Losing 6-7 starters on O. Then losing maybe 9ish on D?? Tough spot but doable. Ready to see these young guys take a step forward.
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 7:56 am
Posted on 8/5/19 at 8:02 am to colbyjacks
Until this bunch plays someone that is somebody you will not know the story. USCe is going to be the 1st true test so they gave plenty of days to get better and hopefully they can avoid major injuries on both sides of the ball.
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