QB Austin Mack: ‘He's Definitely going to be a household name’

“He’s a young guy,” Michael Penix Jr. said. “He actually reclassified, came in early, he wanted to be able to spend a year in the offense. Seeing me and seeing how I operated in the offense and stuff like that. I did my best to just show him as much of the offense as I could and continue to encourage him.”

Michael Penix is confident that what he saw in practice will one day translate onto the field.

“His confidence is out of the roof, man. He’s going to be an amazing player at Alabama. That’s definitely going to be a household name there pretty soon, and he has so much talent at a young age that I saw as soon as he came in and just the way he was able to pick up the offense, and pick up on just seeing (reading) the defenses, and reacting to the plays, it was amazing to see. So, I know his ceiling is very high.”





DeBear speaking at the Senior Bowl:

Coach, why did you bring Austin Mack to Alabama ?

"His skill set, all the tools he brings, the arm talent,... he has a really great head on his shoulders, for him to do what he did last year, and reclassify and come in as young as he was and learn the offense as fast as anyone I've ever seen. He just has to continue to develop, and he sees the challenge ahead as an opportunity, and hes excited about this opportunity, and he's excited to be here, and we are excited to have him here."


Ryan Williams :

"Im looking forward to working with Austin Mack. He has experience watching a national championship caliber team, (QB) and he can throw the ball really well. I think with our connection we'll score a lot of Touchdowns and Win A Lot of Games."