SportsPulse: Miss college football action already? Well, Trysta Krick and Paul Myerberg tell us what to look forward to next season. USA TODAY
With seven new assistant coaches tucked under the one constant, Nick Saban, Alabama begins early preparations for the 2019 season amid a level of change extreme even for a program famous for its ability to adjust through nearly any transition.
For that reason — and for several others — Alabama is, once again, the talk of the SEC entering spring football. Here's another storyline worth monitoring: Tua Tagovailoa's cross-conference competition for the Heisman Trophy with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who got the better of the matchup in January.