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5 offensive players Alabama fans need to watch during A-Day

5 offensive players Alabama fans need to watch during A-Day

Alabama’s annual A-Day game is set to kick off on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

There is plenty of talent both young and old to be excited about if you are a ‘Bama fan, and it will also be our first opportunity of the spring to see this year’s version of the Tide.

In his Thursday press conference leading up to A-Day, head coach Nick Saban said the format for the scrimmage would be the first-team offense against the first-team defense and the second-team offense against the second-team defense. With this format, fans will get to experience a more game-like scenario with good on good.

Leading up to the start of A-Day tomorrow, I wanted to sit down and give fans a handful of players from each side of the ball that I believe could make an impact during the scrimmage. I want fans to keep in mind that these are players that fans have not seen make a tremendous impact yet for the Crimson Tide, but could on Saturday and during the 2022 season.

Today we will look at the offensive side of the ball. Let’s roll.

Alabama Morning Drive: Trey Sanders describes his comeback from injuries and accident

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday morning.

Good morning and welcome back to another Wednesday edition of Alabama Morning Drive. Here at Roll Tide Wire, we try to start each of your weekday mornings with the latest news and notes from the Alabama Crimson Tide!

This morning we will take a quick look at what one Alabama running back had to say about the adversity he has faced over the last couple of years, the Alabama baseball team dominates an in-state school, and an update on the softball team as well.

Let’s roll!

First…Alabama baseball destroys Samford…

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Predicting Alabama’s RB rotation for the 2022 season

Predicting Alabama’s running back rotation for the 2022 season

Like most seasons, Alabama will be replacing a great deal of talent that is moving on to the NFL. One position of note is running back. Alabama will be replacing veteran back Brian Robinson Jr. who capped off his career with 1,343 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 2021.

Alabama also loses a former five-star talent in Camar Wheaton who entered the transfer portal at the beginning of the month.

The good news for the Tide is that there is plenty of talent returning and also a handful of new additions that are sure to make an impact.

At the moment, Alabama is scheduled to return Trey Sanders, Jase McClellan, and Roydell Williams from last year’s team. The Tide was also able to bring in Georgia Tech transfer Jahmyr Gibbs as well as a pair of highly-touted high school backs in Emmanual Henderson and Jamarion Miller. While there is always a possibility of a freshman making a contribution, for the purposes of this article we will assume that both Henderson and Miller will redshirt.

The cupboard is definitely not bare for coach Saban, so the question needs to be asked, what will the running back rotation looks like in 2022?

Here is my completely unsolicited opinion.

Alabama Football: 5 position groups to watch this spring

Alabama Football: 5 position groups to watch this spring

Although Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide were not able to claim a national championship this past season, the 2021 team still accomplished quite a bit.

The Tide won the SEC Championship and finished with an impressive 13-2 record and Bryce Young became the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.

Now that the season has come to an end, let’s shift our focus to spring practice and which position groups Alabama fans should be watching when the Tide returns to practice in a couple of months.

A look at Alabama’s potentially loaded backfield in 2022

My goodness, this would be a loaded backfield!

Last Wednesday on early signing day, Nick Saban and Alabama reeled in a pair of top-notched running backs in Emmanuel Henderson and Jamarion Miller.

Alabama wasn’t finished either. On Tuesday afternoon talented Georgia Tech running back transfer Jahmyr Gibbs announced that he was taking his talents to Tuscaloosa too.

Brian Robinson Jr. is the only back that we know for certain will not return to Alabama in 2022.

With that being said, the 2022 running back room for the Tide is flat-out loaded with talent.

Here is what the depth chart could potentially look like heading into next season.

5 Alabama players who could impact the Iron Bowl

5 Alabama players who could impact the Iron Bowl!

It’s hard to believe that we have made it to the last week of the regular season in college football. Like most seasons, it has completely flown by and we are all wondering where the time went.

On the more optimistic side, the last week of the season generally renews some of the nation’s most intense rivalries. Maybe the most intense of all is the annual matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers, in a contest known as the Iron Bowl.

With kickoff just a few short hours away, I thought we could take a look at five Alabama players who could make an impact on the outcome of the game. This week I am doing things a little differently. My list will not include the likes of Bryce Young or Will Anderson Jr., not because they won’t be impactful, but those guys are obvious choices and I wanted to dig a little deeper!

Let’s get started!

Slade Bolden training at RB per Nick Saban

Wide receiver Slade Bolden is now training at running back according to coach Nick Saban!

The question has been in the back of the minds of the Alabama faithful ever since the news that Roydell Williams would be out for the season. Who will be the next emergency option at running back?

Thursday night on his weekly radio show “Hey Coach”, Nick Saban finally addressed the issue. Wide receiver Slade Bolden has been training at running back according to coach Saban.

The staff had already moved linebacker Demouy Kennedy and wide receiver, Christian Leary, to running back after the injuries to Jase McClellan and Camar Wheaton.

Now Slade Bolden has made the move and that is interesting for a couple of different reasons. The first is that Bolden is the starter in the slot for the Tide. Could we see a young wide receiver have a more prominent role at that position now? The second is that Bolden is probably more naturally gifted to run between the tackles than to create in the open space.

At any rate, the staff has had to get creative with all of the injuries at the running back position. Fortunately, Brian Robinson Jr. and Trey Sanders remain healthy and will likely be the two main backs in the rotation the remainder of the season.

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What Nick Saban said during his Monday press conference

What Nick Saban said during his Monday press conference

Each Monday Alabama head coach Nick Saban speaks to the members of the media to give a quick recap of the previous week’s game and to also look ahead to the upcoming opponent.

Coach Saban had a lot to say in his brief time with the media. Here are a few of the quick hitters.

  • Saban mentioned that he was pleased with the execution this past Saturday from the team.
  • He mentioned that the atmosphere at Bryant-Denny has been great this season and it will need to be again against Arkansas.
  • Saban was very complimentary of Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman.
  • From an injury standpoint, Saban said that Roydell Williams is out with a knee injury that will require surgery. JoJo Earle is out for a week or two, but his injury will not require surgery.
  • On the current running back situation, Saban mentioned that you can’t really change the offense a lot. And that the coaching staff will probably look for an emergency option at the position.
  • On the progress of Trey Sanders, Saban said he did a good job when he got in the game against New Mexico State. And with the injuries, he now has a great opportunity.
  • Saban said that junior left tackle Evan Neal played very physical in last week’s game and that he has played well all year long.

These are just a few of the notes from Saban’s press conference. To see the press conference in its entirety, click here.

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5 players to watch following Alabama’s BYE week

5 players to watch when Alabama returns from the BYE week

No. 3 Alabama is currently in the middle of its BYE week and most fans are still hungry for news on the Crimson Tide.

I thought we could take a few moments to look at a handful of players that fans should keep their eye on when Alabama returns to the action on November 6 against LSU.

Let’s take a look, shall we?

Alabama’s offensive stats heading into the BYE week

Here is a closer look at Alabama’s offensive stats as the Tide head into the BYE week.

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide currently sit ranked at No. 3 with a 7-1 overall record and a 4-1 record in the SEC.

Now that the Tide has entered into its BYE week, I thought it was a good time to take a closer look at some of the team and individual stats on both sides of the football.

Today we look at the offensive side of the ball. Let’s get right to it!

First …team stats…

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