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87 days until Alabama football kicks off the 2024 season

Alabama football will kick off the 2024 season in just 87 days!

In 87 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.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will be counting down the days until Alabama football takes the field.

Today, with 87 days remaining, we look at redshirt sophomore tight end [autotag]Danny Lewis[/autotag] who currently wears No. 87 for the Crimson Tide.

Lewis played in all 14 games during the 2023 campaign catching one pass for five yards. He is expecting to be a part of the tight end rotation once again in 2024.

Danny Lewis’ Photo Gallery

5 sleepers on Alabama’s offense heading into 2023

Five sleepers on Alabama’s offense 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 will start things off on the offensive side of the ball, where most of the conversations this offseason have centered around the ongoing quarterback battle, but I assure you, there is plenty of other positions and players to discuss from now until kickoff.

Let’s begin, shall we?

Alabama football countdown to kickoff: 87 days

With just 87 days until Alabama kicks off the 2023 football season, let’s take a look at a former Alabama tight end to wear No. 87, Miller Forristall.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 87 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 [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and his team take the field.

Today, with 87 days remaining, we will take a look at one of the latest players to wear No. 87 for the Crimson Tide, [autotag]Miller Forristall[/autotag].

Forristall was a blue-collar tight end for the Tide from 2016 to 2020 where he hauled in 44 catches for 505 yards and five touchdowns.

Redshirt freshman tight end Danny Lewis now currently wears No. 87 for the Tide and is expected to play a prominent role in the Alabama offense in 2023.

Miller Forristall’s Photo Gallery

5 second-year offensive players who could break out in 2023

Roll Tide Wire lists five offensive players who could potentially break out in 2023 college football season!

We are just a little more than 100 days away from Nick Saban and the Alabama football team kicking the 2023 season off on Sept. 2 against Middle Tennessee State inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Even though the offseason can seem long and insufferable, is there really ever an offseason with all the outlets that produce non-stop content on the Crimson Tide? That’s why you can count on Roll Tide Wire to be there every step of the way.

Fans are always searching for the next guy on the team to step up and become a household name. Today we look at five second-year offensive players who could break out in the 2023 season.

Editor’s Note: With the ongoing quarterback competition, I decided to not include Ty Simpson but rather focus on the other positions on offense.

Post-spring depth chart projections for Alabama’s tight ends

Projecting Alabama’s tight end 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.

Together we have already taken a look at the quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers and today we will wrap up the offensive skill positions with the tight ends.

Let’s roll!

Alabama Morning Drive: News and notes from day 1 of fall camp

The top news and notes from day one of fall camp 2022.

Good morning, Tide fans! We have finally made it to Friday! I hope everyone has had a great week as we begin to dive into the weekend.

On Thursday, [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team hit the practice field to begin their work on the 2022 college football season.

Yesterday we reported the unfortunate news that star Tide tight end [autotag]Cameron Latu[/autotag] would be missing some time during fall camp with an undisclosed injury. Now, it will be up to the likes of Robbie Ouzts, Amari Niblack, Elijah Brown, Danny Lewis, and Miles Kitselman to pick up the slack in Latu’s absence.

Like coach Saban mentioned in his press conference Thursday, the young guys in the tight end room now have a great opportunity ahead of them to maybe develop a role for themself on this team.

Let’s take a look at a few other notes from Thursday’s practice.

Alabama Lands commitment from 3-star TE out of Louisiana, Danny Lewis

Alabama Lands a big-time commitment from the 3-star TE!

Alabama’s 2022 recruiting class grows slightly larger today, as Danny lewis, a highly-sought after tight end out of Louisiana chose the Crimson Tide over Florida and LSU.

Lewis has been given three-stars, according to 247Sports, but was highly recruited by other big-time programs, especially within the SEC.

As a tall and bulky tight end, Lewis may be something unique for Alabama. A blocking and pass-catching tight end is not utilized all too often in Tuscaloosa, but having a player like Lewis at the position may change things up.

At his high school, Lewis had three hats in front of him: Alabama, LSU and Florida.

When it came time to make his decision, he was sporting the Crimson Tide cap.

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Alabama shifts focus to 3-star TE Danny Lewis on signing day

Can Nick Saban and Pete Golding steal another coveted Louisiana kid?

The class of 2022 saw Nick Saban and Alabama put a great emphasis on the tight end position. According to On3 the Tide has already secured signatures from the top-ranked tight end prospect in Amari Niblack as well as the sixteenth ranked tight end in Elijah Brown.

However, during the early signing period, the Tide did lose out on another talented tight end prospect in Jaleel Skinner who inked with Miami. So that meant Saban and his staff would have to search elsewhere for another tight end’s signature.

In true Saban fashion, Alabama has shifted its focus to a rising three-star tight end prospect out of the state of Louisiana in Danny Lewis.

Standing at 6’5″, 230 pounds, Lewis has the ideal frame to develop into a solid contributor at the next level. That is why he also carries offers from LSU, Florida, Cincinnati, and Indiana.

Right now Alabama looks like the favorite to land the talented Lewis.

Lewis is set to make his announcement at 1:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 2.

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What time are LSU targets announcing their commitments?

Who to watch for and when on National Signing Day.

A look at the top remaining targets ahead of signing day on Wednesday. We start with five-star safety Jacoby Mathews.

DB Jacoby Mathews

Mathews is scheduled to announce his commitment at 11 a.m. CT on Wednesday.

Matthews was committed to LSU for a few months last year. Now, this is a three-horse race with LSU, Florida and Texas A&M.

It seems Mathews is a slight lean to LSU with Florida just behind. However, Corey Raymond now being in Gainesville can’t be discounted. Raymond is the position coach Mathews committed to at LSU last spring.

247Sports lists Tommie Robison, another former LSU staffer, as Matthews’ primary recruiter for A&M.

Matthews is rated as a five-star by Rivals and a four-star by 247 Sports.

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Five remaining 2022 prospects that LSU needs to land

LSU needs to make one final push for these five recruits

Brian Kelly currently has 13 signees in his initial recruiting class with LSU. He has also added another 11 through the transfer portal with more likely to come if he has his way.

The high school recruiting class is led by offensive tackle Will Campbell and quarterback Walker Howard. The team is still looking for a running back commit, with TreVonte Citizen being the target out of Lake Charles. Defensively they have Harold Perkins and Jacoby Mathews in their crosshairs.

With the class winding down next week with the final signing period, there are five recruiting battles the Tigers need to win.

Each one of these recruiting battles is coming down to SEC showdowns between the LSU Tigers squaring off with Auburn, Alabama, and Florida.