Alabama football starts the second half of its regular season on Saturday versus Louisiana State University.
The Crimson Tide begins its College Football Playoff push to be one of 12 teams in the dance.
Kane Wommack, the Tide’s defensive coordinator, has seen growth from his group in the last few weeks. Alabama is forcing takeaways, getting off the field more on third down, and generating pressure to quarterbacks. A reason behind this development is an emergence of a young defensive lineman. Jordan Renaud, a redshirt freshman from Sarasota, Fla., came in the Crimson Tide’s 2023 recruiting class from Tyler (Texas) Legacy High School as a four-star.