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Posted on 8/1/19 at 9:24 am to TidalSurge1
Posted on 8/1/19 at 9:24 am to TidalSurge1
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QB Mac Jones, redshirt sophomore
No one is questioning who Alabama’s starting quarterback will be this fall. But who will be the backup is still up for debate. Jones exited the spring as the No. 2 signal-caller and should open preseason camp in the same position in the pecking order. In the two scrimmages before the season opener, he will have prime opportunities to solidify that spot. He will have to hold off Taulia Tagovailoa and Paul Tyson, but Jones will have his chances to lock down the backup role.
“Mac has made a lot of improvements,” said Nick Saban at SEC Media Days. “He’s matured very nicely at the position. He’s a very bright guy. He’s got good knowledge of the position. … And his consistency and performance have been very, very good. He did get to play some last year, so this is not going to be totally foreign to him if he has to go in a game and play.
"Hopefully, we’ll have good enough players around him that it will help him have a chance to succeed. But we’ve been pleased with his progress. We’re confident that he's capable. It’s our job to be able to get him to a point where he has enough consistency to be able to play if we need him to.”
This post was edited on 8/1/19 at 9:33 am
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Posted on 8/1/19 at 9:24 am to TidalSurge1
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LB Joshua McMillon, redshirt senior
McMillon is the old man in Alabama’s inside linebacker room. He spent the spring practicing at the Will linebacker position with the first-team defense opposite Dylan Moses and should start camp there, too.
This offseason, Saban commended McMillon for understanding “what he has to do to be successful at the position” but whether he can play with the necessary consistency “remains to be seen.”
McMillon will have to hold off younger linebackers like Markail Benton, Ale Kaho, Jaylen Moody and even Shane Lee, but he has a chance to finally crack the starting lineup.
This post was edited on 8/1/19 at 9:38 am
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