On January 9th, the immediate question became, “how heated is the Spring quarterback battle going to be,” followed closely by “when/where will Jalen Hurts transfer.”
Instead, we were treated to one the quietest springs since Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa. Part of that was due to the injury to Tagovailoa’s throwing hand the very first day of camp. The rest of it was the exceptional message control coming out of the Mal Moore Complex. Minimizing extraneous chatter, keeping everyone on the same page, avoiding the Rat Poison, Alabama just stuck with its regular spring camp.
The real story wound up being an almost-entirely new look coaching staff that is significantly younger and more energetic.