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5 Tide players who could impact Alabama-Arkansas

These 5 players could play a pivotal role for the Tide as they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks!

Saturday’s contest between Alabama and Arkansas should be a fun matchup of SEC West foes.

Alabama currently sits atop the SEC West standings with a 9-1 overall record (5-1 SEC), while Arkansas is having a much improved second season under Sam Pittman as they are 7-3 overall (3-3 SEC).

Any time two SEC schools clash there will be plenty of talent on each side of the ball. Today we will look at five players who could have a big impact on the contest for the Crimson Tide!

UGA ranked among SEC’s top offensive lines

The Georgia Bulldogs are projected to have one of the top offensive lines in the SEC next season.

The Georgia Bulldogs are projected to have one of the top offensive lines in the SEC next season. Georgia lost a lot of talent along the offensive front in the 2020 NFL Draft. Georgia’s Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson both ended up as first round picks. Additionally, Solomon Kindley was selected as the 111th pick of the Draft.

That’s not all that the University of Georgia offensive front has endured this offseason. The Dawgs also lost offensive line coach Sam Pittman, who is now the head coach at Arkansas. Georgia lost Cade Mays to the transfer portal as well. Mays is now a key lineman for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Despite all the loses, Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are reloading along the offensive trenches. Smart found an elite offensive line coach in Matt Luke, the former head coach at Ole Miss. Georgia’s interior line returns Ben Cleveland, a well-seasoned veteran, elite center Trey Hill, and Justin Shaffer.

Things will get interesting at offensive tackle, where some elite 2020 recruits (Broderick Jones and Tate Ratledge) will compete with Xavier Truss, Warren McClendon, and Jamaree Salyer for playing time. Despite the rebuild, ESPN and SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic ranked Georgia’s offensive front among the best in the SEC:

Will Georgia’s reconstructed offensive line be able to compete with the likes of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida? The Dawgs face off against each of the top offensive lines next season.

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BAMA BEAT: Pre-spring position breakdown: Offensive line (Ep. 311)

Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb, through TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News, produce a podcast called “The ‘Bama Beat”, which features all the latest news and analysis surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide. In this episode, Lamb and Brett Hudson …

Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb, through TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News, produce a podcast called “The ‘Bama Beat”, which features all the latest news and analysis surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide.

In this episode, Lamb and Brett Hudson continue on with the pre-spring position breakdowns for the Alabama Crimson Tide. This episode focuses on the offensive line, which returns four of its five starters from 2019.

So, how good will this group be? Well, Clint and Brett believe it has the makeup to be a Joe Moore Award winner.

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