Mike Rodak

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Mike Rodak

Alabama's Bandit and Wolf positions were explored in-depth by Cody Goodwin on Monday as part of Bama247's summer positional breakdowns. What does Alabama think about what they have at the positions? Here's what they said this spring:Kane Wommack on April 14 about pass rush: "We wanted to create more negative plays.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Mike Rodak

Alabama on Monday named Dr. Peter Mohler, an Ohio State University executive, as its 30th school president. The board of trustees approved the hire, which was recommended by UA system chancellor Sid Trant after a months-long search. Stuart Bell, who had served as Alabama's president since 2015, announced in January that he would step down in July. Mohler will begin his term on July 21. "75 days until kickoff," Mohler said after his hire.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Mike Rodak

Ryan Grubb's first opportunity to call plays in the NFL lasted less than 12 months, and reflecting on his firing by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this year led Grubb to make some honest assessments about his offensive scheme as he enters this first season as Alabama's offensive coordinator. "I think it still shows you that if you don't have the right mix of run-pass, that you'll struggle to win the big games and the big moments," Grubb told Tide 100.9 radio on Thursday.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Mike Rodak

Much of the conversation around Alabama's quarterback position has centered around Ty Simpson as the frontrunner and Keelon Russell as the five-star freshman, but there is a third option in the competition. Austin Mack joined Washington as a 17-year old freshman rated No. 73 nationally in 247 Sports' high school rankings for the 2023 class. He redshirted that season under then-Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, before transferring to Alabama to follow DeBoer.

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Mike Rodak

Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb on Thursday gave a detailed scouting report on five-star quarterback Keelon Russell during an interview Thursday with Tide 100.9 radio in Tuscaloosa. Here is Grubb's full scouting report:"Keelon has elite vision. I'll start there," Grubb said. "Because I think it always start there. When you go out on the field at a 7-on-7 tournament, you're watching quarterbacks, you're looking for guys – how fast are they finding the movement indicator?