While little is known about any team or unit at the dawning of a new season, there are some relative certainties that precede Alabama’s opening match-up with Bobby Petrino’s Louisville Cardinals. One of those is that the Cards will field an offense loaded with playmakers that should continue to thrive even though former Heisman winner Lamar Jackson is now playing in the NFL.
Equally as certain, however, is the fact that the Card defense will endure another difficult year of struggles against opposing offenses, and the first step down that weary road will begin with the Crimson Tide.