Christian Barmore looks to have played himself into more playing time. He had flashed in mop-up duty, but he was still buried down on the depth chart. Here’s what Saban had to say after the Southern Miss game, in which Barmore recorded 3 tackles, including 1 tackle for loss.
“Well, you know, we certainly are pleased with the progress he’s made,” Saban said Monday. “He’s got ability, he’s got initial quickness. The challenge for us has been to get him to do the things that he needs to do relative to the rest of the players on defense.