August optimism is the norm in college football. Alabama football fans don’t need much to continue our abundant expectations. At the end of the regular season, Crimson Tide players will again pull in numerous national player awards.
August optimism or not, a few Alabama football insiders are speculating the 2018 team can become the Tide’s most talented ever. That is a bold statement for a team whose defense returns only two players who started more than half of last season’s games.
The many Alabama football names on national awards lists continue a Saban trend. Throughout the 2018 roster are players not on any awards lists, but with big potential.