Kalen DeBoer has coached a potential All-American specialist in three games for Alabama, and it’s not the placekicker it got from the University of Miami at Ohio via the NCAA transfer portal.
James Burnip, the Crimson Tide’s senior punter, is having a Ray Guy Award caliber season. The native Australian may be the most significant weapon for the Tide in next week’s showdown against Georgia. This says a lot, especially when one takes into account that most don’t see the punter as a marquee asset. Georgia struggled to get a 13-12 victory on the road versus Kentucky, and the atmosphere on Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium will more hostile.