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Nick Saban: Season opener ‘is not the end’ of Alabama QB competition

Bryce Young isn’t walking through the doors of the Mal M. Moore Athletic facility for practice any more.

The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is now the starting quarterback for the Carolina Panthers and the Alabama Crimson Tide remain in the midst of the competition to replace Young with only 16 days until the highly-anticipated non-conference rematch with the Texas Longhorns in Tuscaloosa.

With coaches typically preferring to name a starter at the sport’s most important position heading into game week, Alabama head coach Nick Saban sounded nowhere close to settling on a starter in the competition between redshirt sophomore Jalen Milroe, redshirt sophomore Tyler Buchner, and redshirt freshman Ty Simpson.