Alabama football sinks to 8-year low on coaches poll following tight win over USF

The Crimson Tide needed a pair of second-half touchdowns to beat a non-power conference school on Saturday.

The Crismon Tide trailed an American Athletic Conference program at the start of its rebuild for the majority of the first half. Alabama’s eventual

was less of a rallying cry following the Texas loss and more of an epilogue: Alabama is still better than most teams, but there are major red flags.The Tide dropped from No. 10 to No. 12 — it was. It’s the lowest ranking in the coaches poll since 2015 when Alabama was No. 13. The top eight remained the same with Georgia taking 62 first-place votes. No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State received the other two first-place votes. Alabama had the second-largest dropoff in the top 25. Tennessee was No. 20 after its loss at Florida.Even with a late interception and touchdown, Alabama’s overall play left much to desired against South Florida.

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