HOOVER, Ala. -- Alabama is breaking in a new starting quarterback for the third consecutive season.
It hasn't been much of a problem so far.
Alabama is the only team to make the College Football Playoffs in the four-team format's first two years.
In 2014, Blake Sims converted from running back to quarterback for the Crimson Tide and started every game as Alabama won the SEC title and finished 12-2 with a loss to eventual national champion Ohio State.
Last season Jake Coker -- a Florida State transfer who was Sims' backup -- helped Alabama go 14-1, win the SEC title and beat Clemson for the national championship.