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Spring Football: A dozen intriguing quarterback battles

These quarterback battles have regional editor Patrick Conn’s attention this spring.

With the calendar turning to March, you know what that means. No, we aren’t talking about March Madness, at least not this time. Spring football is getting underway across the nation.

As always, the quarterbacks will get most of the headlines and that is no different here. Plenty of top names will be absent from the college football landscape in 2023. Stetson Bennett, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, and Anthony Richardson are among the signal-callers leaving for the NFL.

Replacing each quarterback will be no small task. We also saw plenty of movement with the transfer portal setting up some huge position battles. With that being said I put together a list of 12 battles that intrigue me.

We kick things off with the quarterback battle at Alabama between Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson.

Alabama announces spring football practice schedule, A-Day kickoff time

Alabama announces spring football practice schedule and kickoff time of the annual A-Day Game.

On Tuesday, the Alabama football program released its 2023 spring practice schedule along with the kickoff time of the annual A-Day game.

[autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Crimson Tide will be back on the practice field on March 20 to start spring practice, which concludes April 22 with the annual A-Day game. Kickoff is 2 p.m. CT.

Alabama returns eight starters (4 on offense, 4 on defense) from last year’s team that finished 11-2 (6-2 SEC). Coach Saban and his staff added 24 early enrollees from the 2023 signing class as well as two transfers, CJ Dippre and Trezmen Marshall.

Along with all the new faces in the locker room, the Crimson Tide will also roll out new coordinators on each side of the ball: Tommy Rees (offense) and Kevin Steele (defense).

Here is a complete guide to the spring activities in Tuscaloosa!

WATCH: Alabama football shares clips from offseason training

Alabama football is prepping for a 2023 resurgence!

Alabama football will look to bounce back strong in 2023 after a disappointing 2022 campaign that still had the team earn double-digit wins and a win in the Sugar Bowl over the Big 12 champions, the Kansas State Wildcats.

In a recent video shared on the Alabama football Twitter page, players and coaches can be seen at the indoor practice facility doing light conditioning and training. Even head coach Nick Saban makes an appearance.

The Crimson Tide’s offseason is just getting started, as the annual A-Day spring football game will take place on April 22, 2023. The regular season will begin on Sept. 2 against Middle Tennessee in Tuscaloosa.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football as the 2023 offseason progresses and the regular season nears

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Position Breakdown: Alabama QB’s ahead of spring practice

A deep dive into the Alabama quarterback room as spring football approaches.

We are now just a few weeks out from Nick Saban and the Alabama football team taking the practice field to begin spring ball.

As is the case each offseason, there are many questions that need to be answered before the Tide hit the field to start the 2023 season.

As spring practice creeps closer, we are going to break down each position group on both sides of the ball and we are going to start with the quarterbacks.

The quarterback competition this spring will surely be one of the hottest topics of conversation for Alabama fans this offseason.

Let’s dive right in!

Texas Football: Alabama QB Jalen Milroe gets his shot at Texas

Week 2 could settle the debate between Quinn Ewers and Jalen Milroe.

Revenge is one of the greatest motivating factors in sports. Though it may not matter all that much given his 2022 struggles, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe is set to get his opportunity against Texas.

Former Texas head coach Tom Herman once sold Milroe on a future with him leading the charge. Not long afterward, the Longhorns brought in Mike Yurcich and went all in on Quinn Ewers. We all know the rest of the story.

Despite that, the storyline shouldn’t matter. Texas has the better player at the position and should not lose the game even if it is on the road.

Steve Sarkisian has his quarterback, Quinn Ewers, who should break out this season after showing flashes last year. After last season’s performance against the Tide, Ewers is more than equipped to move the ball against Alabama. He’ll have two elite receiver additions this year barring injury.

While much has been made of Ewers’ struggles, Milroe allowed Texas A&M to nearly pull off a road upset last year in Tuscaloosa.

Shutting down the Alabama quarterback could be Texas’ ticket to a road win in 2023.

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10 way-too-early Alabama football predictions for 2023 season

Roll Tide Wire makes some way-too-early predictions for what we could see in Tuscaloosa for Alabama’s 2023 season.

After two seasons came to an unexpected end, the Tide will look to return to their old ways. Alabama head coach Nick Saban will have a strong group of players returning next season and is bringing in the nation’s top recruiting class from this cycle as well.

There is no shortage of talent in Tuscaloosa heading into next season. The Tide will look to put the best players on the field as well as assemble the best coaching staff to succeed.

There are still a few uncertainties, but answers may soon appear as the offseason gets underway.

Today, Roll Tide Wire makes some way-too-early predictions for the Alabama football program for the 2023 season.

5 young players who could impact the Sugar Bowl for Alabama

The transfer portal and potential opt-outs could provide opportunities for several of Alabama’s younger players.

Alabama’s Allstate Sugar Bowl matchup with Kansas State is still a little over three weeks away but there are still several interesting notes to dissect when looking at the contest.

The mass exodus that Alabama has had via the transfer portal has opened up several opportunities for younger players to make an impact for the Crimson Tide when New Year’s Eve arrives.

But the portal is not the only thing we should be thinking about. It is more likely than not that Alabama will experience at least a few opt-outs from some of its upperclassmen who are expected to be high draft picks come April 2023.

Team leaders such as [autotag]Bryce Young[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Anderson[/autotag] are expected to skip out on New Orleans and begin preparing to become most likely top-five picks. There is also a chance that they are not the only two.

Now, when putting together this list, we are merely working off hypothetical scenarios since none of the starters have yet to make an announcement of their intentions for the Sugar Bowl. I am also going to do my best to include players that have not really made that much of an impact to this point.

Nevertheless, here are some young players that could be given an opportunity to make an impact against the Wildcats.

Offensive stat leaders as Alabama enters the bye week

Alabama’s offensive stat leaders as the Crimson Tide enters the bye week.

The Alabama football team has entered its bye week following eight straight weeks of rigorous clashing between the white lines. I’m not sure there is ever a lousy time for a bye week, but this one seems to come at a good time for [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Crimson Tide.

With limited news to report on the football team this week, I thought it might be a good time to offer up some stats from the season.

Today we are going to look at the offensive stat leaders which are obviously led by the reigning Heisman Trophy winner [autotag]Bryce Young[/autotag].

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discusses Alabama, Will Anderson ahead of Week 6 matchup

Quotes from Volunteer head coach Josh Heupel’s press conference on Monday.

Everyone knows what the marquee matchup is this week in college football. A pair of top ten teams are set to battle in Knoxville as [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama Crimson Tide make the trip to take on Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers.

Yesterday we gave you everything that coach Saban said about the upcoming matchup with the Vols and this morning we will give you some quotes from coach Heupel as he prepares his team to end a 15-year losing streak to the Crimson Tide.

Coach Heupel addressed the media on Monday and would discuss the matchup with Alabama, [autotag]Will Anderson[/autotag], [autotag]Jahmyr Gibbs[/autotag], and much more. Here is what the coach had to say:

Everything Nick Saban said on Monday of Tennessee week

Everything Nick Saban said on Monday of Tennessee game week.

Alabama’s 2022 football season has reached the halfway point, believe it or not. [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Crimson Tide sit a perfect 6-0 as they enter the Week 7 matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers.

Alabama has had to scrape by on a couple of different occasions this season but the contest with Tennessee is sure the be the biggest test yet.

On Monday, coach Saban stepped to the podium in Tuscaloosa to put the finishing touches on last weekend’s game and to also look ahead to the rivalry matchup with Tennessee this weekend in Knoxville.

Here is everything coach Saban had to say on Monday of Tennessee game week.