Alabama football is coming off of one of its most disappointing seasons in the past decade after suffering heartbreaking losses to LSU and Tennessee that resulted in missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
The Tide must also replace two generational players in Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. as well as both their offensive and defensive coordinators in 2023. So there are a lot of question marks surrounding the entire entering this season.
However, as long as Nick Saban is at the helm, the Crimson Tide will be SEC frontrunners and national title contenders. Saban brought in former Notre Dame OC, Tommy Rees, to run the offense and Miami Hurricanes DC, Kevin Steele, to patch up the defense. Both were great hires and seem to be improvements from last season based on what they showed in Saturday’s A-Day.
The Tide still has to figure out who will be the quarterback moving into the season and we need to see improvements from the receiving room, but I am really optimistic about the guys Alabama has in-house. Saban has continuously preached the work ethic and toughness of the guys on the current roster and it’s important they play with that Bama edge again this fall.
The Tide will face a difficult schedule in 2023 as they host the Texas Longhorns out of conference combined with a loaded SEC schedule. Can the Tide run the table in 2023? RollTideWire ranks the five toughest games the Tide face this fall.