The Alabama Crimson Tide will wrap up their 2024 campaign in two weeks against the Michigan Wolverines in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. It will be the second straight season the two sides have met in the postseason after clashing in last year’s Rose Bowl.
The Crimson Tide’s season is characterized by disappointment after missing out on the first 12-team Playoff, but there are many positive aspects to take away from it. I know there are national title expectations in Tuscaloosa, and for good reason, but 9-3 in Kalen DeBoer’s first year is far from a bad thing.
Two players who had a massive impact on the start of DeBoer’s tenure are Captains Malachi Moore and Tyler Booker who were both recognized as AP Second-Team All-Americans. They were both also listed as First-Team All-SEC members last week.
Booker, a junior, has been a two-year starter and will likely hear his name called in the first or second round of the 2025 NFL draft after not allowing a single sack in all 12 games this year according to Pro Football Focus. Meanwhile, Moore is a fifth year senior who has been a staple of the Alabama program and will participate in the Reese’s Senior Bowl next Spring to help boost his draft stock
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