Alabama football moves in USA TODAY Sports post-spring top 25 rankings
Alabama moves in USA TODAY Sports' post-spring rankings. Are Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide in a better or worse position than before?
Spring practice concluded earlier this month across college football, and USA TODAY Sports' post-spring rankings see the Alabama Crimson Tide in a different spot than before. Alabama fell one spot to No. 12 in top 25 rankings by veteran college football analysts Erick Smith and Paul Myerberg, the first batch of rankings released by USA TODAY Sports since its initial way-too-early list the day after the College Football Playoff National Championship in January.
The Crimson Tide are one spot below Texas A&M and one spot ahead of Michigan in the new rankings. Alabama will meet the Aggies in the regular season on Oct. 24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Myerberg laid out a few areas that have coach Kalen DeBoer's attention -- if not his concern -- entering his third season in Tuscaloosa: "The focus of spring practice was the quarterback competition between Austin Mack and Keelon Russell. Mack has more experience in the system, however Russell is more dynamic and shined in the team's spring game. That battle will be one to watch in the fall.
Two other areas that has Kalen DeBoer’s attention are improving a dismal running game and getting receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams back to his game-breaking best. " Stephen A. Smith not happy with Alabama football 📸 Kirby Lee, Kirby Lee-Imagn Images https://t.