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Alabama Football: Jacob Coker Will Not Start

The media-hyped Jacob Coker who transferred from Florida State University a little over a year ago will not start for the University of Alabama He pursued other options in hopes of escaping the large shadow cast by Jameis Winston – but sadly would fall short to the workhorse known as Blake Sims.

Was Blake Sims any better than Jacob Coker?

Well, let’s look at the tools both had at their disposal. To name just a few they had T.J. Yeldon. A running back who will start his first year in the National Football League. Amari Cooper, who we all know was the real deal at Alabama, but has Raiders staff and fans already raving about his talents.