Yesterday to open the Fall 2019 season, Saban had his first Monday press conference of the year. He was dialed-in, particularly noting that so many starting jobs are up in the air and that playing time is available for guys on the lines, at linebacker, in the defensive backfield. He seems really high on the freshman DBs in particular:
”Well, if we have a slash there, that means that we feel both guys are very much in competition for the position and both guys have an opportunity to play at that position. And we’ll make a determination at some point in time as to who actually starts the game.