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Hurts was the first freshman to start at QB for Nick Saban. He led Alabama to the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship game, which Alabama lost to Clemson, 35–31. In the 2017 season, he led Alabama to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, where he was replaced during the game by Tua Tagovailoa. Blake Barnett ...
Alabama had 16 returning starters from the previous season, [16] including eight on defense, four on offense, and all of the special teams. [16] The most notable departures from the previous year were Andre Smith, Antoine Caldwell, and Marlon Davis on the offensive line; John Parker Wilson at quarterback; Glen Coffee at running back; and Rashad Johnson at safety.
In Alabama's 2009 A-Day game, McElroy played impressively and was expected to be the starting quarterback for the 2009 season. [21] It was confirmed that he would start on opening day when the depth chart was released on August 31. His first start came in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, when the #5 Crimson Tide faced #7 Virginia Tech Hokies.
Since the team's founding in 1892, Alabama has played in over 1,100 sanctioned football games. 50-yard line action during the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the ...
John Parker Wilson (born October 17, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football at the University of Alabama. He went undrafted during the 2009 NFL draft before signing with the Atlanta Falcons.
Alabama has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. Adopting the nickname "Crimson Tide" after the 1907 season, 12 coaches have led the Crimson Tide in postseason bowl games: Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold D. "Red" Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban. [7]
The Alabama football quarterback battle isn't short on candidates, but for now, it's short on an alpha.
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team has had 460 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. [1] A 1 ] This includes 82 players taken in the first round and three overall number one picks, Harry Gilmer in the 1948 NFL draft, Joe Namath in the 1965 AFL draft and Bryce ...