Everyone has taken a sigh of relief as college football will be played this year.
According to announcement from athletic director Greg Byrne and Alabama head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide will have a 10-game, conference-only schedule. The season will begin on Saturday, Sept. 26 against Georgia, and the tandem of Florida and Vanderbilt will be added to the slate. While most people would have wanted to see the Tide start with a tune-up matchup before facing the Bulldogs, it gets football regardless. In a sea of both excitement and frustration, yours truly of Touchdown Alabama Magazine has compiled three reasons why this conference-only looks bodes well for Alabama.