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- Jeremiah Beeman is returning from a serious injury and was held out of much of spring contact and scrimmage work, so expectations for his immediate fall impact should be moderated. - Before the injury, Alabama's staff viewed Beeman as a potential multi-year starter and all-star-caliber player, and his work ethic remains a positive recovery signal. - Washington is emerging as a challenger to monitor, making Beeman's return to full form relevant to the position battle.

- Alabama OG Will Sanders is on pace to return this fall after missing spring with injury.

- 10-11 wins regular season if OL and QB solidify; playoff berth needs injury luck.

- Alabama younger but more talented; 10-2 regular season decent, but Georgia/Indiana blowouts unacceptable; DeBoer must build physical, mentally tough team.

- NCAA likely exempting pregnancy, religious mission, military service from new eligibility rules; injury/illness exceptions expected legal battleground.

- Alabama DL Jeremiah Beaman ahead of schedule in recovery; ran at top speed yesterday.

- Austin Mack played only three series in Alabama's spring game because of a lingering issue, limiting the evaluation of the presumed veteran option. - Keelon Russell capitalized on the opportunity with four touchdown passes, mostly in red-zone work, strengthening the young quarterback's case in the competition.

- QB: Scenes from Alabama QB Keelon Russell’s camp honoring the legacy of his late sister, Kierston, through the Forever24 Foundation.

- QB/LB: On QB Reese, the Birmingham native who will 'outwill you'

- QB/LB: QB Logan Flaherty will keeping coming to FSU this summer to help "build a class around me"

- QB: Alabama football: CBS writer projects Keelon Russell as best QB in the SEC for 2026 | Roll 'Bama Roll

- QB/LB: When alabama lands Elijah haven how far will they rise in rankings

- DeBoer given new contract after two average seasons; unclear why Byrne rushed extension under Sexton pressure.

- OL performance at A-Day insufficient to win week one; QB/RB behind that line like crossing NYC rush-hour traffic without crosswalk.

- QB won SEC despite being considered terrible—noteworthy contradiction.

- Cignetti maximized portal talent, caught hot streak on weak schedule, unlike Spurrier who quit when losing.

- QB: Has been named FSU’s starting quarterback.

- Both teams' weak OL run blocking forced QBs to take excessive hits.

- Ty Simpson 1st round pick; comparing him to Drew Brees like 2nd QB Mike Vick draft year.

- QB: On the point about the last several months (and generally speaking) — recruitments can change on a dime.

- Jalen Hurts still isn't great QB despite SB ring; look at his numbers.

- Weak QB draft class; RBs commoditized. - Ty was reach; Rams overpaid.

- QB: When you have a poster like Daddio agreeing with you on things that tells you all you need to know.

- Rams drafting Ty at 13 suggests: (1) Stafford's last year, (2) huge QB dropoff if they trade down, or (3) strong belief in Ty's potential. - RWS makes early QB deployment more likely.

- Have QB duo, 2 TEs, Bandit/DL; need LBs and quality RB; where are the big O-line targets?

- QB/OL: It’s possible our RB last year was actually worse than Milroe as a Qb two years ago and that’s saying a LOT FROM ME

- Defense projected Top 15 to start season, Top 10+ if QB and O-line progress.

- QB: You can pick and choose what you like about individual players .

- QB/OL: Former Alabama OL Evan Mathis chatting up with Former Auburn QB Jason Campbell.

- OL: Alabama has hired Louisville’s Noah Fisher as an assistant tight ends coach, a source tells @CBSSports .

- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways - Alabama (8.5 wins): Four acceptable losses is the ceiling for fan tolerance; eight wins and four losses could cost Kalen DeBoer his job despite him being a strong coach who'd be quickly hired elsewhere. The SEC is harder than pre-expansion due to Texas/Oklahoma additions and mandatory P4 non-conference games. - Offensive line and run game critical for Alabama: Ty Simpson struggled partly due to offensive line issues last year; new OL coach and improved run support essential to take pressure off first-year starter. - Florida (7.5 wins): Tom Fornelli sees the Gators as significantly overvalued; the schedule is favorable (Auburn, Old Miss on road; South Carolina, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt at home) but Aaron Philo and Buster Faulkner haven't played much and represent "a great unknown." - Florida's downside risk: Three-and-three start is possible; if QB battle doesn't resolve well, "we're back to square one." Auburn road game is critical; Danny Kanell warns Florida fans shouldn't assume easy wins despite talent.

- Alabama OL has potential but limited proven production; how does it rank in SEC?

- Portal GM should deliver bigger return than 3 starters from 13 additions.

- 3-year LB starter undrafted from Linebacker U; critical depth need.

- Coaching: Everything Mike Norvell said at ACC Kickoff: Accountability, players to watch, and more

- University of Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer officially announced the addition of Richard Football Owens to his coaching staff on Monday morning. "Richard Owens possesses a diverse skillset and knowledge for the game that he has grown over time as both a player and coach," said DeBoer.

- WR: Alabama true freshman WR Cederian Morgan is JACKED (H/T @CrimsonCoverage )

- Intel: Would agree that Pavia seems to have more heart for the game than Murray.

- WR: Alabama has flipped in-state WR Cedrick Simmons away from Auburn.

- Alabama's second starting inside linebacker spot is still unsettled; the speaker leaned toward Reese over Kaden Jones, but framed both as needing to prove it. - Inside linebacker was treated as a make-or-break defensive hinge: if that spot is not right, the strength of Alabama's secondary may not matter as much. - The offensive line was flagged as an area that cannot become the weakness, while Caleb Woodson was viewed as a valuable experience add where Alabama previously had little. - Caleb Edwards taking another step forward was mentioned as one of several necessary "ifs" for the broader roster picture to settle cleanly.

- OL: Isaiah Horton (Alabama transfer) ready to step in for depth; Mario Craver returning; Kacey Concepcion lost to NFL draft; personnel balance improved for run game.

- Top Team-Specific Takeaways - That stagnant, outdated offense of Alabama that only had six points that game, had 48 against Kent State, 27 against Penn State, 38 against Arkansas, 38 against Vandy, 52 against Ole Miss, 37 against Tennessee, 45 against Auburn, and then p - Maybe LSU's defense was just really good and the concepts were just fine. - It wasn't a bad offense. - It was a great LSU defense that day.

- Alabama OL concern: almost no starting experience beyond Delgatty (Cal Poly); urges DeBoer to hire elite OL coach

- Alabama OL William Sanders says Tide RBs are a “set-apart group,” scary-talented with strength and speed.

- Player's 1.2M return deal unrelated to NIL valuation; research actual reasons for comeback.

- OL scares me, especially LT and RT; last year was bad, need coaching improvement.

- WR: No one said that he was a first round WR but leave to you to want to try to drag down a guy that gave it his all every play.

- OL should've been priority—one position Alabama couldn't afford weak at.

- Alabama overachieved with lacking O-line, RBs, receivers, DL production; finished 8th, won playoff game.

- Alabama OL/run game still dysfunctional after 3 seasons; 6 portal transfers added but starting 5 remains unclear after spring.

- DB: Carmelo O'Neal, the tall transfer cornerback who's 'like a sponge'

- LB: Former Alabama LB defends Nick Saban against attacks on his stance on NIL.

- Lawson lacked physicality at Bama; Pete's coaching wheelhouse isn't LBs.

- Foster's linebacker room praise encouraging; memorable LSU tackle.

- Big athlete with great arm, accuracy, mobility; projects to rise in rankings.

- DeBoer: Alabama defense needs to improve takeaways (8 fewer last year); continuity in coaching staff and personnel upgrades may enable simplified system.

- Can't pick UGA with Gunner Stockton at QB; defense thinned by NIL, lost Bowers and strong OL.

- Transfer DL prospects Green, Thompkins, Umeozulu, Bingley-Jones showed promise last year; optimistic on improved DL play.

- Intel: 7 Alabama football players join Ryan Coleman-Williams in having Nike deals

- Pick/market: Added 20 lb.

- Intel: Alabama football: 2026 projections for Kalen DeBoer, Crimson Tide | Roll 'Bama Roll

- Intel: Alabama football: More time wasted on College Football Playoff talks | Roll 'Bama Roll

- KICKER: Usually a good sign when you care about making an impact on special teams.

- Intel: Alabama football cited as 2nd most hated college football team | Roll 'Bama Roll

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- Intel: Alabama football: William Sanders says RBs are “scary” talented | Roll 'Bama Roll

- Intel: I thought that was exactly what he and "Johnny Football" does everyday...

- Intel: 138 on 247’s player rankings in last year’s portal.

- COVID year, sit-out year, medical redshirts, plus partial-season eligibility windows created opportunities for multiple redshirt years.

- Intel: Portal window closed last night, so he's not going anywhere

- DeBoer top 5-6 coach: playoff year 2, only team winning road playoff game replacing GOAT. - Day/Cignetti/Kirby/Lanning among few more successful past two seasons.

- Portal made difference; Downs staying at Bama would've made Big Ten–SEC first-rounders 9–9.

- FCS-FBS transfers required sit-out under old rules; new rules changed that.

- Pick/market: Is this the most underachieving coaching job since Ed O.

- LB: sorry to hear of your dad's passing, will keep you and your family in my prayers.

- Alabama's DeBoer outscored Georgia 54-21 first halves, 11-34 second halves over two seasons; early dominance unsustainable, didn't reflect true team quality.

- Alabama swap (Oklahoma State for SEC opponent) replaces variety with tougher competition; 5 road games instead of 4.

- Summer enrollees move-in May 22-24: OT Doughty, WR Walker, DL Franklin, WR Sabb, OL Fretwell, DL Wilson TBD.

- Pick/market: Yea and we don't need gun control.

- Intel: before you hate on the pick, look up the name of the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in football