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The University of Alabama has plans to renovate some of its athletic facilities, including the football team’s home, Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 8/12/18
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Tua Tagovailoa took an early lead in the Alabama quarterback competition, according to a report.
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Watch the video above as Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa, and the Alabama quarterbacks run drills during fall camp 2018.
Ah, August: that glorious time of year when every FBS 1-A team has an unblemished record and the highest of hopes for the season ahead. By the time the calendar flips a few days into September, all too many of those hopes will have been dashed — but here’s a week-by-week look at the games that should make for great TV, regardless of what happens early in the season.
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Week 1
Washington vs. Auburn: No first-week “cupcake” matchup for the Huskies or the Tigers. I hate to say a Week 1 game could have playoff implications, but this Week 1 game could have playoff implications. Two experienced, well-rounded defenses and a pair of buzz-worthy quarterbacks facing off at a neutral site easily make this the game of the week.
Michigan at Notre Dame: Another early contest between teams that hope to be in the end-of-season playoff discussion. Both of these squads have some question marks entering the season, not the least of which is: How hot are Jim Harbaugh's and Brian Kelly’s respective seats? Week 1 may not provide all the answers, but it’s a starting point. And for what it’s worth, ESPN’s "College GameDay" has chosen South Bend as the site of its opening-week broadcast.
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Nick Saban on Wednesday responded Jalen Hurts’ criticism of the coaching staff.
Hurts told the media on Saturday that none of the Alabama Crimson Tide Coaches had communicated with him or checked with him about how he was feeling about the quarterback competition. Hurts, who was the Crimson Tide’s starter the past two seasons, is competing with Tua Tagovailoa for the starting job. Tagovailoa came in after halftime of the national championship game and led the Tide to victory.
Saban says that Hurts’ comments and criticism will not affect the competition, via AL.com’s Michael Casagrande:
“I don’t think it has any effect on our team. I’ve talked to a lot of our team leaders. The players are focused on what they need to do. The rhetoric will not have anything to do with who’s the quarterback. That will obviously be decided on the field by how people execute, how they do their job."
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Recently, Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts made national headlines for venting a bit about the quarterback competition, the transfer rumors that emerged this offseason, along with Nick Saban and his coaching staff.
“No one came up to me the whole spring, coaches included, no one asked me how I felt,” Hurts said, per AL.com. “No one asked me what was on my mind. No one asked me how I felt about the things that were going on. Nobody asked me what my future held.”
On Wednesday, Saban had a chance to respond, and it doesn’t sound like he holds a grudge whatsoever about what Hurts said.
“Every player has a right to express what he feels and what he thinks,” Saban said, via Michael Casagrande of AL.com. “And I think he has every right to do that with every coach or anybody in the organization that he has a relationship with, which we certainly do quite often with all players at all positions.”
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Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Matt Johnson | Last updated 8/8/18
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After the University of Washington granted five-star linebacker Ale Kaho his release from his national letter of intent earlier this week, the star linebacker is now headed to the University of Alabama.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts took a lot of people by surprise when he expressed disappointment with how Crimson Tide coaches have handled his competition with Tua Tagovailoa.
All eyes now turn to coach Nick Saban, who speaks publicly Wednesday for the first time since Hurts' comments. How will Saban react and what will Hurts' words mean for the most-watched QB battle in recent memory? We spoke with people close to the Alabama program, coaches from around the country and former players of Saban's to see where they think this goes next.
The feeling in and around Alabama's football offices was that what Hurts said was planned to put it in Saban's lap to see how he would respond. But Saban's plan doesn't change. The Alabama coaches are determined to let it play out on the field and see who's the best quarterback and who instills the most trust among his teammates.
Saban's message to the quarterbacks and the team is they're moving forward and are not going to allow what has been said -- or what hasn't been said -- get in the way of growing as a football team.
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