Alex Scarborough

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Alex Scarborough

The clock is ticking. We're less than 100 days out from the start of the football season. Alabama goes to Florida State to kick things off in a game that, frankly, is hard to nail down. Which Seminoles program will show up? The one from two years ago that nearly made the College Football Playoff? Or the one from last year that finished with only two wins? Because of the unknown, it's hard to say in late May how difficult the matchup will be.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Alex Scarborough

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer spoke about quarterbacks, playoff selection and strength of schedule at SEC spring meetings in Destin, Florida, on TuesdayAlabama coach Kalen DeBoer met with reporters in Destin, Florida, on Tuesday at SEC spring meetings. He covered a variety of topics during the interview, including strength of schedule, the future format of the College Football Playoff and the state of the quarterback competition.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Alex Scarborough

ESPN's SP+ rankings remain high on Alabama. Bill Connelly has been putting together the analytics-based list for years now. As he points out, preseason rankings are based on three factors: returning production, recent recruiting and recent history. Throw all that into a pot and you get the Crimson Tide at No. 2 (27.9), behind top-ranked Ohio State (29.5), in the latest spring update. Helping drive that number is UA's fifth-ranked defense.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Alex Scarborough

Alabama didn't lack for star power at receiver last season. It did lack for depth, however. While Ryan Williams emerged as one of the most gifted pass-catchers in the country -- say hello, Georgia -- and Germie Bernard rounded into form as maybe the most complete receiver on the roster, the production from the rest of the position group was lacking. Kobe Prentice, WR3, had only 11 total receptions. WR4 (Kendrick Law), WR5 (Caleb Odom) and WR6 (Cole Adams) combined for 23 catches.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Alex Scarborough

First, a word about the final three rankings: I'll be the first to admit that I'm splitting hairs among Georgia, South Carolina and Auburn. The gap is negligible and reasonable people can come to different conclusions. But I'm putting Georgia here primarily because of where it falls on the schedule. Yes, I think Sanford Stadium is going to be on full tilt. Revenge for last year's game will be on the minds of fans (and surely some players).