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44 days until Alabama football kicks off the 2024 season

We are just Damon Payne days away from the start of the 2024 Alabama football season!

In 44 days, Kalen DeBoer will usher in a new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football, replacing the legendary [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] as head coach in Tuscaloosa.

Coach DeBoer and the Crimson Tide will take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Aug. 31 to kick off the 2024 college football season inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

At Roll Tide Wire, we will count down the days until Alabama football takes the field.

With 44 days remaining, we look at rising junior defensive lineman Damon Payne Jr. who wears No. 44 for the Crimson Tide.

Payne has appeared in 19 total games for Alabama over the past two seasons and has accumulated 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.

The Belleville, Michigan native is expected to play a major role in the defensive line rotation in 2024.

Damon Payne Jr.’s Photo Gallery

5 Alabama players who could emerge in the Rose Bowl

Roll Tide Wire takes a look at five players that could emerge for Alabama in this year’s Rose Bowl against Michigan.

Over the years, Alabama has had several players come from being “under the radar” to making an immediate impact. One player that comes to mind is former five-star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Hawaii native was called on in the biggest game of his life and made a residual impact that will forever be remembered.

Now, the tables have turned and it could be someone else’s turn to have a residing effect on this year’s Rose Bowl game against Michigan. Who will it be?

Roll Tide Wire takes a closer look at five Alabama players who could emerge in the Rose Bowl this season.

Alabama football countdown to kickoff: 44 days

We are just 44 days away from the start of Alabama’s 2023 football season!

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 44 days, as Middle Tennessee State visits Bryant Denny Stadium on Sept. 2.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will be counting down the days until Nick Saban and his team take the field.

Today, with just 44 days remaining until kickoff, we will take a look at redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Damon Payne Jr. who currently wears No. 44 for the Crimson Tide.

Payne saw his playing time increase towards the second half of the 2022 season and should see his role increase once again in 2023.

Payne totaled seven tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 2022.

Damon Payne Jr. Photo Gallery

5 sleepers on Alabama’s defense heading into 2023

Five sleepers on Alabama’s defense heading into the 2023 college football season!

We are now under two months away from the start of the 2023 college football season. Now, it truly feels like it is just around the corner. Before you know it, Nick Saban and the Alabama football team will be taking the field inside Bryant-Denny Stadium to play the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Sept. 2.

As we patiently await kickoff in early September, I thought we could dive into some players on Alabama’s roster who are being slept on entering the 2023 season. We have already looked at five sleepers on the offensive side of the ball. Today, we will shift our focus to the defensive side.

Let’s roll!

Alabama Football: 5 overlooked players heading into the 2023 season

These five Alabama football players are being undervalued heading into the 2023 college football season!

Before you know it, the 2023 college football season will be here. Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field on Sept. 2 against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to begin its quest for another national championship.

As we navigate the perpetual offseason, most of the talk leading up to the college football season, relative to the Crimson Tide, is the ongoing quarterback battle in Tuscaloosa.

Instead of bogging you down with continuous quarterback talk, let’s take a few moments and look at some of the players on the roster who are not receiving quite the notoriety that they deserve.

Below is a list of five players that I believe are being slept on leading up to the 2023 season!

Post-spring depth chart projections for Alabama’s defensive line

Projecting Alabama’s defensive line depth chart post-spring!

Now that spring football has officially wrapped up and the 2023 NFL draft is complete, it is time to shift our focus to the offseason.

Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide have a ton of questions marks exiting spring and fans are chomping at the bit for answers.

So as we dive into the dog days of summer, I thought we could take a look, position by position, and project the possible depth chart for the 2023 Alabama football team post-spring.

We have already taken a look at the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and the offensive line. Now that we have completed the offensive side, let’s shift our focus to the defensive side of the ball and look at the defensive line.

BREAKING: Alabama lands commitment No. 20 for 2021

Alabama landed commitment No. 20 for the 2021 class on Saturday morning in defensive tackle Tim Keenan, a 3-star prospect out of Birmingham.

Alabama held on to the No. 1 ranking in the 2021 recruiting class for a short period of time, but the Ohio State Buckeyes managed to take it back with a recent commitment from defensive tackle Tyleik Williams.

Well, the Crimson Tide matched on Saturday morning with a commitment from another interior defensive lineman. Tim Keenan, a three-star defensive tackle from Birmingham (Ala.), made his announcement to join Alabama’s 2021 class.

The 6-foot-2, 330-pounder out of Ramsay High School is commitment No. 20 for the Crimson Tide. He joins a strong defensive line class for Nick Saban and company, joining the following prospects:

Keenan is rated as the nation’s No. 362 overall player, No. 22 defensive tackle and No. 9 player from the state of Alabama, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

He is the fourth in-state player to commit to the Crimson Tide, tying the state of Alabama with Texas for the second-most commitments — the state of Florida currently has five players committed to Alabama.

It will be interesting to see where this lands Alabama’s class in relation to Ohio State’s, so keep a close eye on those recruiting rankings today.

Stay tuned for more recruiting updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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BREAKING: Alabama lands fourth 5-star prospect for 2021

Five-star defensive tackle Damon Payne out of Michigan announced on Sunday that he was committing to the Alabama.

Nick Saban and the rest of the Alabama staff continues to do great work on the recruiting trail. At the start of June, the Crimson Tide only had two top 100 prospects in its 2021 class committed.

With the addition of five-star defensive tackle Damon Payne, who committed on Sunday, Alabama now has seven top 100 prospects to go along with several other high-profile players.

The news of Payne’s came live on CBS Sports HQ, but several took to Twitter to announce the news as well:

This is a much-needed boost to the Tide’s defensive front after showing off one of the top offensive line groups for 2021. In the SEC, games are won and lost in the trenches, and that’s exactly what Alabama is targeting right now.

According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Payne is rated as the nation’s No. 14 overall player, No. 1 defensive tackle and No. 1 player from the state of Michigan.

With his commitment, Alabama now has a total of 16 commitments for this upcoming class. That group includes four five-stars, nine four-stars and three three-stars. It ranks as the No. 2 class in the country, trailing only the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Stay tuned for more recruiting updates on Payne and other prospects from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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